06/19/2026
Happy Juneteenth! Today we give thanks for freedom for all of God's children!!
We also give thanks for Dr. Opal Lee, whose own childhood home was burned by a white mob on Juneteenth in 1939. This led her to spearhead the modern campaign for a Juneteenth national holiday. At the age of 89, she began walking 2.5 miles a day to symbolize the 2.5 years it took for enslaved Texans to receive word of their freedom. Her efforts led President Joe Biden to sign the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law on June 17, 2021.