Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free: The True Story of the Grandmother of Juneteenth

Black activist Opal Lee had a vision of Juneteenth as a holiday for everyone. Growing up in Texas, Opal knew the history of Juneteenth, but she soon discovered that many Americans had never heard of t…

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