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Juneteenth pioneer Opal Lee's Walk for Freedom

Fort Worth Star-Telegram on MSN · 11h

The Juneteenth Walk of Freedom returns to Fort Worth. Opal Lee to attend virtually

Opal's Lee Walk for Freedom is coming back to Fort Worth but without Lee - considered the "Grandmother of Juneteenth" - to lead it. According to WFAA, Lee, 98, will not participate in the walk, as her doctors are "concerned about her health and the forecasted heat.

Opal Lee won't participate in annual Juneteenth walk in Fort Worth, granddaughter says

Lee, 98, fought to get Juneteenth recognized as an official holiday. This is the first time she will not lead the walk.

The Dallas Morning News · 22h

See The Dallas Morning News’ best stories about Opal Lee in honor of Juneteenth

Thursday will mark 160 years since Union forces landed in Galveston with news that enslaved Texans had been emancipated more than two years

12hon MSN

Are H-E-B, Costco, other stores open in Fort Worth on Juneteenth? Closing info

Most retail and grocery locations like Target, H-E-B, Walmart, Kroger and Costco will be open. Most restaurants, from fast to ...

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Opal Lee’s granddaughter shares update after health scare: ‘She is in great spirits’

FORT WORTH, Texas — The family of 98-year-old Opal Lee, widely known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” is sharing ...

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