Grandmother Of Juneteenth Opal Lee To Receieve Presidential Medal Of Freedom

In honor of her decades-long advocacy for Juneteenth to be recognized as a federal holiday, Lee will receive the nation's highest civilian honor at the White House on Friday along with 18 others.

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