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In a special bonus episode, recorded a day before Juneteenth was made a federal holiday, we listen in on a conversation between Opal Lee, an activist and teacher often called the "grandmother of Juneteenth," and Harvard University professors Annette Gordon-Reed and Evelyn Hammonds.Guests:Opal Lee, ActivistAnnette Gordon-Reed, Carl M. Loeb University Professor, Harvard University; author, On JuneteenthEvelynn Hammonds, Barbara Gutmann Rosenkrantz Professor of the History of Science and Professor of African and African-American Studies, Harvard UniversityFor a full transcript of this episode or to watch the full conversation, visit our website. Subscribe via your favorite podcast app.Music in this episode:Ketsa – SabreKetsa – Onwards Upwards