The 2.5-mile trek marks the end of slavery.
Opal Lee and several hundred friends and supporters took a walk to remember Wednesday morning, a 2.5 mile trek near Fair Park to celebrate Juneteenth .
This year's Opal’s Walk for Freedom is the third since Juneteenth became a federal holiday, thanks to advocacy of Lee and Dione Sims, her fellow Fort Worth local and producer of the local Fort Worth Annual Juneteenth celebration.Opal Lee speaks before the walk at Fair Park. She aims to keep on walking on Juneteenth, with plans to take her stroll in Washington in 2026, when she'll be 100.The walk recalls the 2.
This year the walk moved from its original home in Fort Worth to Dallas, and Lee has ambitious plans to take the show on the road. She intends to walk in D.C. in 2026, at 100 years old.has been defined as the free, independent voice of Dallas — and we'd like to keep it that way. Our members allow us to continue offering readers access to our incisive coverage of local news, food, and culture with no paywalls.
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