Radio: One Woman's Quest to Make Juneteenth a National Holiday, Duration: 2:02
Subject
Juneteenth
Title
Radio: One Woman's Quest to Make Juneteenth a National Holiday, Duration: 2:02
Date
01/08/2017
Type
Radio
Description
Note: A transcript is included with the radio segment.
National Public Radio presents a 2017 radio segment that provides a short account of the efforts made by 91-year-old Opal Lee of Fort Worth, Texas, to get "Juneteenth"--also known as Freedom Day or Jubilee Day, celebrates and commemorates the emancipation of enslaved individuals in the United States--recognized as a federal holiday.
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National Public Radio presents a 2017 radio segment that provides a short account of the efforts made by 91-year-old Opal Lee of Fort Worth, Texas, to get "Juneteenth"--also known as Freedom Day or Jubilee Day, celebrates and commemorates the emancipation of enslaved individuals in the United States--recognized as a federal holiday.
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Publisher
National Public Radio (NPR)
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“Radio: One Woman's Quest to Make Juneteenth a National Holiday, Duration: 2:02,” Project Reconstruction, accessed May 14, 2024, https://projectreconstructionus.com/items/show/42.