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YOKOSUKA, Japan (May 20, 2024) - Dr. Opal Lee, the grandmother of Juneteenth and Presidential Medal of Freedom honoree, talks about what freedom means to her and asks students from Yokosuka Middle School to think about what freedom means to them May 20, 2024 at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka during a school assembly. Lee, a retired teacher, campaigned for several decades to make Juneteenth a federal holiday to celebrate all Americans' freedom. In June 2021, Congress passed a bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday which President Joe Biden signed into law June 17, 2021. (U.S. Navy photo by James Kimber)
| Date Taken: | 05.20.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 05.23.2024 04:40 |
| Photo ID: | 8416479 |
| VIRIN: | 240520-N-FG395-1048 |
| Resolution: | 7681x5761 |
| Size: | 24.5 MB |
| Location: | YOKOSUKA, KANAGAWA, JP |
| Web Views: | 15 |
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