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Name two powerful Black women who were central to making Juneteenth a federal holiday.
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Opal Lee and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee represent the incredible power of Black women's leadership in achieving justice. Lee's grassroots organizing and Jackson Lee's legislative persistence ove...
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