host: peniel joseph is our guest this morning. he will take your questions and comments on the history of juneteenth. republicans dial in (202) 748-8001, democrats (202) 748-8000. independence (202) 748-8002 . texts as well. (202) 748-8003. christian birmingham once to know can you tell us more about opal lee and her significance regarding juneteenth. caller: opal lee is a texas native who is 96 years old now. former schoolteacher turned activist whose own family had been burned out during juneteenth and her childhood. her family home was burned down because they moved into a previously all-white neighborhood. she has been called the godmother of juneteenth. i write about her in this issue of texas monthly magazine. opal lee did a walk for juneteenth to try to make juneteenth a federal holiday. her walk beginning in 2015, she continued to walk all around the nation and connected many strands of the juneteenth story together. we have juneteenth celebrations in houston and in places like austin and dallas, but we also have huge demo

host: peniel joseph is our guest this morning.take your questions and comments on the history of juneteenth. republicans dial in (202) 748-8001, democrats (202) 748-8000. independence (202) 748-8002 . texts as well. (202) 748-8003. christian birmingham once to know can you tell us more about opal lee and her significance regarding juneteenth. caller: opal lee is a texas native who is 96 years old now. former schoolteacher turned activist whose own family had been burned out during juneteenth and her childhood. her family home was burned down because they moved into a previously all-white neighborhood. she has been called the godmother of juneteenth. i write about her in this issue of texas monthly magazine. opal lee did a walk for juneteenth to try to make juneteenth a federal holiday. her walk beginning in 2015, she continued to walk all around the nation and connected many strands of the juneteenth story together. we have juneteenth celebrations in houston and in places like austin and dallas, but we also have huge demonstration