Opal Lee's Juneteenth dream came true, but she isn't done

Opal Lee’s dream of seeing Juneteenth become a federal holiday was finally realized over the summer, but the energetic Fort Worth woman who spent years rallying people to join her push for the day commemorating the end of slavery is hardly letting up on a lifetime of work teaching and helping others.

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