Ms. Opal Lee shared a bit of the Juneteenth history with students at the Oakridge School in Arlington and her four decades-long fight to see the observance become a national holiday.
"She’s the grandmother of Juneteenth," 3rd grader Olivia Mirzaei said.
"It was nice to hear that someone of color, just like me, when she was younger, goes through those things, goes through segregation that she walks this long, it took a lot of heart to do that," 8th grader Micah Garrison said. Lee, a retired educator, signed copies of her children’s book. It's been updated to reflect her milestone journey.
Thursday’s visit to Oakridge was one of her first appearances since she was nominated for the world-renowned Nobel Peace Prize."My thoughts were, hallelujah!" she said. "You know, kids make those lists for Santa and they’re long. My list of the people I’m going to help with that money is long. It’s one of those lists."READ MORE:
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