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Much Happening In DFW For Juneteenth Including Walk With Opal Lee
The two-and-a-half-mile walk in Fort Worth recognizes the two and a half years it took for the news of freedom to reach all enslaved people.
June 19, 2021
Across the Dallas-Fort Worth area, Juneteenth events are taking place this weekend, including Opal Lee’s Walk for Juneteenth.
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The two-and-a-half mile walk in Fort Worth recognizes the two and a half years it took for the news of freedom to reach all enslaved people in the U.S. With Juneteenth now becoming a federal holiday, big crowds are expected.
From watching Congress approve the bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday, to heading to the nation’s capital to see it signed into law, it’s been quite a week for 94-year-old Opal Lee, and it’s not over yet.
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