California U.S. Rep Barbara Lee: “Ms. Opal Lee, the mother of the Juneteenth movement, deserves celebration today. I remember spending…”

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California U.S. Rep Barbara Lee: “Ms. Opal Lee, the mother of the Juneteenth movement, deserves celebration today. I remember spending…”
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Jun 21, 2022
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Barbara Lee tweeted the following:

“Ms. Opal Lee, the mother of the Juneteenth movement, deserves celebration today.
I remember spending time with her in Washington DC last year as she marched to make a Juneteenth a federal holiday.
She deserves credit for the holiday we are all celebrating today.”
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Here are other recent tweets from Barbara Lee:

“I also had the pleasure of seeing my family, whose ancestors were from Galveston, and even some East Bay constituents.” on June 19
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“Celebrating#Juneteenthin Galveston with the family of the late Rep. Al Edwards, who authored one of the most meaningful pieces of legislation for the Black community in Texas or any other statethe first official Black holiday in the US.
Happy#Juneteenth!” on June 19
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“See you tonight, @PodSaveAmerica! twitter.com/PodSaveAmerica” on June 19
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