AdvertisementOne Woman's Decades-Long Fight To Make Juneteenth A U.S. HolidayUpdated June 17, 2021Vanessa RomofacebookEmailOpal 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.