Opal's Walk for Freedom: Hundreds March in Fort Worth for Juneteenth

Opal's Walk for Freedom in Fort Worth

• 📍 Hundreds gathered at Bington Field in Fort Worth for Opal's Walk for Freedom, a Juneteenth celebration.
• ✨ Although Opal Lee was unable to attend due to recent hospitalization, her spirit was strongly felt throughout the event.
• 🎤 Opal Lee's granddaughter, Dion Sims, led the walk, carrying her grandmother's message.

The Significance of the 2.5-Mile Walk

• 🚶‍♀️ Participants walked 2.5 miles, a distance chosen to symbolize the two and a half years it took for Texas to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation.
• 🗓️ Juneteenth commemorates the day enslaved people in Galveston finally learned of their freedom.

Opal Lee's Message and Future Hopes

• 🗣️ Dion Sims shared Opal Lee's message for the community and nation: "Hold on to your freedoms and don't let it go", emphasizing that freedoms are currently under attack.
• 🇺🇸 Opal Lee, who is 98 years young and recovering well, is up and walking.
• 🌍 For next year, there is a hope to host walks in all 50 states and Washington D.C., with Dion Sims planning to walk in D.C.