Opal Lee has long been an activist for the recognition of Juneteenth as a national holiday. In fact, the Fort Worth woman is known as the "Godmother of Juneteenth."
For years, Lee would march two and a half miles in order to further her cause and last month, her dreams were made true when Juneteenth was finally recognized as a federal holiday.
In honor of her long fight for Juneteenth, which marks the day that the end of slavery and the Emancipation Proclamation were officially recognized in Texas on June 19, 1865, to become a federal holiday, the Texas Senate commissioned a portrait of Lee, which will be displayed in the chamber into perpetuity.
Lee told WFAA, "If people can be taught to hate, they can be taught to love."
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