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Opal Lee received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2024.

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President Biden awarded Opal Lee the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2024, recognizing her decades of advocacy that made Juneteenth a federal holiday. At 98, she became one of the oldest recipients,...

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