Around the country, walks were held in solidarity to commemorate Juneteenth. A walk in Austin was organized by Teria Broadous, Opal Lee’s cousin.
"It's each one, teach one," said Maya Thomas, who participated in the local walk on Monday. "What you know, and what I don't know, let's encourage each other and talk to each other. And that's what happened in 1865. It was like, ‘Hey, guys, we've been free for two years,’ can you imagine that?"
On June 19, 1865, an order issued in Galveston enforced the Emancipation Proclamation that had been signed previously.
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