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Friday is Opal's Walk for Freedom

Name: Friday is Opal's Walk for Freedom
Uploaded: 2026-06-15T19:32:00-0500
Duration: 43 s
Description: Juneteenth marks the day the last enslaved people in the United States learned they were free. Dr. Opal Lee's annual Walk for Freedom will take place Friday at 9 a.m. Lee also turns 100 this year.

Juneteenth marks the day the last enslaved people in the United States learned they were free. Dr. Opal Lee's annual Walk for Freedom will take place Friday at 9 a.m. Lee also turns 100 this year.