Juneteenth is this Thursday. Several events are being held across North Texas to commemorate the day slaves in Texas learned that they had been freed.
Opal’s Walk for Freedom
- Date: Thursday, June 19, 2025
- Where: Farrington Field, 1501 University Drive, Fort Worth, Texas
- When: 9 a.m.
Opal Lee, the Grandmother of Juneteenth, will take part in her annual 2.5-mile walk to recognize the two and a half years it took for the news of emancipation to reach the enslaved people of Texas.
Lee campaigned for Juneteenth to be named a federal holiday and attended the then-President Biden’s signing of the Juneteenth Independence Day Act.
The walk will begin at Farrington Field in Fort Worth.
Lee, 98, was recently hospitalized. She still plans to participate in the walk from a golf cart.
African American Museum of Dallas
- Date: Thursday, June 19, 2025
- Where: 3536 Grand Avenue, Dallas, TX
The only known remaining, the original Juneteenth General Order No. 3, will go on exhibit at Fair Park’s Hall of State on June 19. …