Despite the rain in North Texas Friday morning, large crowds are expected to gather in Fort Worth for the Opal Lee’s annual Juneteenth Walk of Freedom.
Lee, a Fort Worth icon, and supporters walks two-and-a-half and a half miles every Juneteenth to symbolize the two and a half years it took for enslaved people in Texas to learn they were free, after the Emancipation Proclamation.
Lee missed the 2025 walk because she was in the hospital, but she attended an event in Fort Worth on Thursday and plans to be at Friday morning’s walk.
The event kicks off at 9 a.m. at Rogers Square in Fort Worth. Organizers say it will take place rain or shine.
CBS News Texas is streaming special live coverage of the walk starting at 9 a.m. Watch it on the CBS News app, Pluto TV or in the player above.
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