One Woman's Decades-Long Fight To Make Juneteenth A U.S. Holiday

Updated June 17, 2021

Vanessa Romo

Opal Lee, shown earlier this month, is celebrating this week's passage of legislation making Juneteenth a federal holiday. President Biden signed the bill Thursday. (Fort Worth Star-Telegram/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

This article was originally published on June 17, 2021.