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The day became a federal holiday June 17, 2021, with Lee in attendance as President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth bill into law. She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Biden in May 2024.
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At the Pan-African Connection explores the South Dallas institution鈥檚 role in shaping Dallas鈥 Black history
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鈥淕randmother of Juneteenth鈥 Opal Lee, recovering from a recent hospitalization, will not participate in her annual Walk for Freedom event in Fort Worth, according to family.
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Contemporary artworks and historical items from its collection will be on display starting June 12
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The state鈥檚 contribution brings the Juneteenth museum鈥檚 funds to $50 million 鈥 more than two-thirds of its $70 million goal.
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The handbill that informed enslaved people in Texas of their freedom was given out June 19, 1865, more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.