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MS. OPAL'S MISSION.
- Source :
- Southern Living; Jun2021, Vol. 56 Issue 5, p100-103, 4p, 2 Color Photographs, 1 Cartoon or Caricature
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- In 2016, at the age of 89, Ms. Opal decided to widen her Juneteenth focus and get it accepted as a national holiday. Her Life's Work Ms. Opal published the book Juneteenth: A Children's Story and also cowrote a stage play about the events of June 19, 1865. As it evolved, Ms. Opal also grew as an activist in her community and realized that, given the effort entailed, Juneteenth as it was celebrated just wasn't enough and could have greater importance for African Americans. [Extracted from the article]
- Subjects :
- CIVIL rights movements
FOURTH of July
AFRICAN American History Month
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00384305
- Volume :
- 56
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Southern Living
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 150199200