'grandmother Of Juneteenth' Gets Texas Portrait

AP Domestic, USA Today: Nation
Wed, 02/08/2023 - 3:51pm

A Texas woman who helped make Juneteenth a federal holiday has become the second Black Texan honored with a portrait on the walls of the state's Senate chamber (Feb 8)

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