Grandmother of Juneteenth, Opal Lee, Shares the Importance of this Historic Holiday | Southern Icons
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Opal Lee, known in Fort Worth as the "Grandmother of Juneteenth", is a 94-year-old trailblazer on a mission to generate greater recognition for Juneteenth across the United States. Opal has dedicated her life to educating others about the history of Juneteenth, while also encouraging them to celebrate this historic holiday each year. The Emancipation Proclamation outlawed slavery on September 22, 1862, but slaves in Texas did not know that they had been freed. So, Juneteenth was first celebrated on June 19th, 1865, when General Gordon Granger and 7,000 black troops journeyed to tell 250,000 black enslaved people in Galveston, TX that they were free. Opal Lee leads a 2.5-mile march from Downtown Fort Worth, TX to signify the remaining length of time that these slaves in Texas were left in bondage. Today, Juneteenth symbolizes freedom, and it is a call to action for unity. Therefore, Opal Lee is currently advocating for Juneteenth’s consideration as a paid federal holiday! Tune in to learn more about this historic day, and how Opal Lee encourages others to work together to eradicate the racial disparity experienced in this country.
"None of us are free until we are all free, and freedom is what we still have to work towards." - Opal Lee
#Juneteenth #History #BlackHistory #Holiday #OpalLee
0:00 Introduction
0:17 What is Juneteenth?
1:28 How Dr. Ronald Myers impacted Juneteenth celebrations
2:15 Opal Lee's plans for Juneteenth 2021
2:48 Opal Lee's experience with racism on Juneteenth as a child
4:02 Miss Opal has hope for the next generation
4:40 Plans to make Juneteenth a National Federal Holiday
5:21 Opal Lee's Final Thoughts for freedom
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A tireless advocate of freedom and equality. She is so elegant!
Her gentleness speaks volume. Thank you for the history lesson. Such a beautiful soul.
@jameshurst8529
3 жыл бұрын
How are you doing?
Thank you for this interview! I wish that certain politicians weren't afraid to teach _all_ of our American History in public schools. It's ashamed that so many students don't learn about our history.
Ms. Opal Lee has been a friend of family for many decades and we are so very proud of the work she has been doing in the community!
@jameshurst8529
3 жыл бұрын
How are you doing?
@charleybarley914
Жыл бұрын
please pass along my love and respect to Ms Opal and I hope today of all days she's feeling well and enjoying the fesivities.
“None of us are free until we are all free” 🙏❤️
Thank you, Southern Living, for posting this.
@southernliving
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@rosemarybriscoe8593
3 жыл бұрын
Great history lesson Mrs. OPAL. Well done , God bless you and family ..❤❤❤💥💥💥🌹🌹🌹
God bless you Miss Lee. Today is your day.
Praise God! I was born FREE and I’ll scream it from the rooftops.
Great history lesson! Thank you thank you
Amen I don't want to fight no more I'm tired of it so help me God 🙏🙏🙏
Thank you southern living, have a great day!! Xoxo ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😘😚 princess
Ms. Opal Lee is my hero!
God bless this woman!
I give honor to you mother Opal. Thank you!
Ms. Opal, you are a great champion for history. You have a strong message. Thank you, too, for showing how vital we can be in our 90s.
FAIR HOUSING, PRISON REFORM, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, HEALTH CARE.
This past Thursday was emancipation day for the state of Florida
Juneteenth is now a Federal Holiday here in Nevada in 2023! Greetings from Las Vegas.
Southern living is what's this is called. In the Yukon we celebrate because longest day of the year sit up top of the mountain you can see it sun goes down for 20 minutes comes up on the East. Good Job celebrate end of June and first part of July American history and freedom for all going forward for everyone. Sawadee Khap.🤠
She is a treasure. The rest of them need to be more like her and Thomas Sowell.
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God gave us our freedom back!
What would the world be like if we all could say, "it's in my DNA to help people." God bless!
QUEEN OPAL LEE!
Thank You Miss Opal, MTCI will carry the Torch with you.
Queen
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You never told me that
We Owe Cod not man they are the tools God used!
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You do have freedom now. We have come along way in this nation and we don’t need to go back. We have to stop looking in the rearview mirror and move forward. It was terrible what your people went through but they’re not going through that now.
@kamwickw933
Жыл бұрын
And yet, politicians in many red states are actually trying to erase the history. 'Get over it' is not a good strategy. Maybe you want to forget WWII and the Holocaust as well? That would say a lot about you.
U look beautiful
We should all celebrate Junteenth! It is a celebration of the "Abolishment of Slavery by the Republicans."
@LindaMitchell
Жыл бұрын
Today's Republicans would have teachers fired for teaching their students about slavery, the truth of the Civil War, Emancipation, Reconstruction, Jim Crow, Civil Rights, etc. Long gone are the abolitionists, 13th Amendment fighting Republicans. It's sad. Help bring them back! 🙏🏽
@kamwickw933
Жыл бұрын
Which would be Democrats nowadays - your point?
@byrnc927
Жыл бұрын
@kamwickw933 You need to review the precise history (in the written historical record) of the abolishment of Slavery. Perhaps you should read Thomas Sowell's thought-provoking book, "Black Rednecks and White Liberals." Maybe you should spend less time on CNN or MSNBC and more time in your public library.
@kamwickw933
Жыл бұрын
@@byrnc927 Kind of funny how so many Republican politicians voted agains celebrating Juneteenth. Gee, wonder why that is? Your keen desire to celebrate "Republicans" shows your true colors. Sure, that part of history is accurate, but it's not relevant to what is happening today, and you know it. The 19th century slave-holding and Jim Crow supporting Dems, and the Dixiecrats of the mid-20th century, if they were alive today, would be GOP. Who is the party who is continuously rebranding the Confederacy with whining about 'heroes', 'history' and a 'more genteel time'? Who thinks it's really bad to take down statues honoring generals who fought to preserve slavery and were just fine with conditions in horrific Confederate prison camps? Which party are members of the KKK more likely to support? And of COURSE you would just fawn on Thomas Sowell. He's the darling du jour of folks whose fee-fees are in a twist because of the ugliness of history. The same folks who think people need to 'move on'. A while back, 'conservative' evangelicals were all over this guy. dawsonvosburg.medium.com/whats-wrong-with-thomas-sowell-464baab5978e www.mississippifreepress.org/21122/white-supremacy-vs-negro-ineptitude-sowells-myths-of-economic-inequality So, for all the mewling that Republicans were the 'good guys,' it doesn't disguise the fact that Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt wouldn't recognize today's GOP. www.chicagotribune.com/columns/dahleen-glanton/ct-met-dahleen-glanton-republican-party-racism-20190114-story.html theconversation.com/texas-voting-law-builds-on-long-legacy-of-racism-from-gop-leaders-166807
I would love to send this to, STEVE HARVEY. I Wonder if OPRAH, TYLER PERRY 🤔, VANZANT, African -American PUBLIC SCHOOL Teachers, MLK Jr., Jesse Jackson etc.... l wonder if they have known all along...l know Harvey does not know. He and WHOOPIE, would stop bragging about improper grammar, and CUSSIN, for a laugh when unable to use correct grammar. You also, SPIKE LEE.
@reneeware8964
3 жыл бұрын
It’s unfortunate they know if they want to maintain their status they’d better stay in line.
@kamwickw933
Жыл бұрын
Some of what people consider 'improper grammar and pronunciation' is actually dialect. With grammar rules. Our country is a beautiful mixture of many different dialects. If you study linguistics you will know this. English is a beautifully flexible language that has changed over centuries. Those public school teachers you are castigating know that there is a difference. 'Standard English' is taught, but home dialects/languages need to be respected. They have history.
I wished she fought this hard for reparations, oh well i guess some people are willing to accept crumbs.
@msconcreterose93
2 жыл бұрын
Or you could?
@kamwickw933
Жыл бұрын
just curious, how will it be decided who gets reparations?
Juneteenth is not black history it's white history. American blacks didn't become free through battle like the blacks of Haiti, they have a actual Independence Day. As a black person, I would never treat June 19 as a holiday or an event to celebrate. It makes me sick to think anyone would. Just because my kidnapper, enslaver, rapist, murderer, and torturer finally recognized the sin against humanity they were committing? That’s ridiculous. Should someone who was raped celebrate every year the date their rapist released them, OMG. It should be a national day of prayer to beg God’s forgiveness in the hope that He isn't sending not only the enslavers but the generations of their progeny, who reap the benefits even to this day, straight to hellfire for the abhorrent things that were done to fellow human beings. Instead, celebrate and honor the date of Nat Turners Rebellion. That would celebrate action rather than reaction to Massa letting you go.
@michellehuff1710
Жыл бұрын
How about celebrating our achievements all year round. Who are you mentoring, teaching and nurturing? It’s a day of meaning that we all agree to come together . That’s all. We all recognize the messy history and details .
@MrTee-de7to
Жыл бұрын
@@michellehuff1710 That would be nice if there was a celebration about that. But why not pick a date or event we caused rather than one created by our enslavers. And if there ever was an understatement "messy history" is it. Hundreds of thousands of human beings being murdered is a bit beyond that.
@kamwickw933
Жыл бұрын
@@MrTee-de7to This.
@kamwickw933
Жыл бұрын
Why not both?
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