Posted on Jun 17, 2022
Celebrating Juneteenth with the 95-year-old woman who helped make it a national holiday
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Opal Lee is walking this weekend to mark the effective end of slavery. The 95-year-old walked in places all around the country for years to help establish this national holiday on June 19 to commemorate history and celebrate freedom.
Celebrating Juneteenth with the 95-year-old woman who helped make it a national holiday
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Holidays
American History
Slavery
Freedom
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
"Should Juneteenth be made a national holiday?
Steve Williams, President of the National Juneteenth Observance Foundation who advocated on Capitol Hill for Juneteenth to be made a national holiday, said proper Juneteenth gatherings should include readings of the “freedom documents”: the Emancipation Proclamation; the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery; and General Order No. 3."
"Should Juneteenth be made a national holiday?
Steve Williams, President of the National Juneteenth Observance Foundation who advocated on Capitol Hill for Juneteenth to be made a national holiday, said proper Juneteenth gatherings should include readings of the “freedom documents”: the Emancipation Proclamation; the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery; and General Order No. 3."
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