Ask JBH #62: Opal Lee's 1400-Mile Journey to Make Juneteenth a National Holiday

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Dr. Opal Lee is known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth.” At 90 years of age, she started a walking campaign from Fort Worth, TX to Washington, DC to bring awareness to the need for celebrating Juneteenth nationally. Ms. Opal was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of her work to bring awareness to the contributions and struggles of African Americans in the United States, as well as her mission to create a more equitable society for humanity.

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