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8. Mrs Opal Lee, the grandmother of Juneteenth, deserves as much praise for today as the holiday itself.

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Thu Jun 19, 2025, 11:29 AM

Jun 2025

Mrs Opal Lee, the grandmother of Juneteenth, deserves as much praise for today as the holiday itself.

Turning 99 later this year in October, she successfully launched the campaign to make Juneteenth a federal holiday.

She was also given the Presidential Medal of Freedom last year

Mrs Opal Lee, the grandmother of Juneteenth, deserves as much praise for today as the holiday itself.

Turning 99 later this year in October, she successfully launched the campaign to make Juneteenth a federal holiday.

She was also given the Presidential Medal of Freedom last year
— Ida B Wells' Winchester Rifle (@dytsras.bsky.social) 2025-06-19T16:10:50.488Z

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