It has been 159 years today since Texas slaves learned the Civil War had ended and that they were slaves no more. Today, now known as Juneteenth, is the day that the Grandmother of Juneteenth -- Fort Worth's Opal Lee --leads her annual Walk For Freedom at Fair Park.

<p>It has been 159 years today since Texas slaves learned the Civil War had ended and that they were slaves no more. Today, now known as Juneteenth, is the day that the Grandmother of Juneteenth -- Fort Worth's Opal Lee --leads her annual Walk For Freedom at Fair Park.</p>

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