Dr. Opal Lee walks 2.5 miles through the city of Fort Worth starting at Evans Avenue Plaza and ending at the new Fort Worth City Hall building on June 18 commemorating Juneteenth as the day becomes an official federal holiday.
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Dr. Opal Lee prepares to beging Opal's Walk for Freedom through the streets of Fort Worth.
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On reaching the 2.5-mile mark in Opal's Walk for Freedom, Dr. Opal Lee climbs aboard a golf cart for the remainder of the route to Fort Worth's new City Hall.
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Dr. Opal Lee, upon complleting Opal's Walk for Freedom, calls upon everyone to celebrate freedom from June 19 until July 4.