Dr. Opal Lee, the Grandmother of Juneteenth and nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize, visited UTA on April 13 2022, explaining the significance of the holiday, which commemorates June 19, 1865, when news of the federal order ending slavery in the United States reached enslaved people in Galveston, Texas. Attendees heard about this amazing project and Dr. Lee’s work to spread awareness about Juneteenth and Black history in the South.
