89-Year-Old’s Journey For Juneteenth Is About More Than A Holiday
Local Audio Posts September 19, 2016 15An 89-year-old Fort Worth woman is on a mission to make Juneteenth a nationally observed holiday. Juneteenth marks the day that word arrived in Texas that slavery had been abolished. To bring attention to her cause, she’s on a symbolic walk to Washington, and she’s determined to spread the word any way she can.