‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ Opal Lee says efforts are being made to erase Black history

years, taking on added significance in 2020 when the country went through a racial reckoning after the murder of George Floyd.

“As long as I have breath, I’ll shout that none of us are free until we are all free,” Lee said in a statement obtained by ABC News. “So, let’s celebrate freedom from Juneteenth to the 4th of July.”

ABC News’ Deena Zaru contributed continue reading …