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Juneteenth pioneer Opal Lee's Walk for Freedom

CBS News on MSN · 6h

Opal Lee didn't attend her annual Walk for Freedom in Fort Worth, but her legacy still led the way

Opal Lee's Walk for Freedom wrapped up in Fort Worth Thursday morning, but it was missing the person who started it all.

Joy and unity mark Opal Lee’s annual Walk for Freedom in Fort Worth

Fort Worth celebrated Juneteenth with Opal Lee’s annual Walk for Freedom, a symbolic 2.5-mile event representing the delay in news of emancipation reaching Texas in 1865.

Fort Worth Star-Telegram on MSN · 3h

Fort Worth ‘showed out’ for Juneteenth walk as Opal Lee attends virtually

Roderick Miles Jr., the Tarrant County Commissioner of Precinct 1, hugs Dione Sims, the granddaughter of Opal Lee, following the Opal Lee Walk for Freedom at Farrington Field in Fort Worth on Thursday, June 19, 2025. Lee was not able to participate in this years walk due to health concerns. Chris Torres [email protected]

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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 ...

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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 ...

The Christian Post11h

Juneteenth: From local celebration to federal holiday

The journey from local observance to national holiday was a lengthy one, spanning over a century-and-a-half of American ...

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