Home from ‘walk to D.C.,’ Opal Lee, 90, sets sights on Trump

FORT WORTH - On a bone-chilling Washington morning in 2009, Opal Lee of Fort Worth walked miles and stood hours in subfreezing temperatures to see an African-American sworn in as president.

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At the press event with U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth, covered by Washington TV, Lee said she sees "no reason why [Juneteenth] shouldn't be a national holiday."