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NATIONAL JUNETEENTH MUSEUM LAUNCHES IN TEXAS WITH THE GRANDMOTHER OF JUNETEENTH, MS. OPAL LEE AT THE HELM

Fort Worth, TX, Oct. 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Unity Unlimited announced that Sable Brands LLC plans to build the National Juneteenth Museum in Fort Worth, TX as part of a mixed-use development that will help revitalize the city’s Historic Southside neighborhood. Declared a federal holiday on June 17, 2021 when President Joe Biden signed the law with Ms. Opal Lee by his side, Juneteenth, or, “the 19th of June” has sparked celebrations worldwide. The gravity of Juneteenth commemorates freedom for the enslaved via the abolition of slavery in the United States. Read More

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