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Opal Lee, 'grandmother of Juneteenth,' gets Texas portrait
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOpal Lee, the 96-year-old Texan whose efforts helped make Juneteenth a federal holiday to...
Opal Lee Fought To Make Juneteenth A Federal Holiday. Her Fight Isn’t Over.
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThis June 19 marks the second year the United States has observed Juneteenth as a national holiday....
Who is Opal Lee, Grandmother of Juneteenth, nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 2 years agoMiss Opal Lee could become the first person from Fort Worth to win the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday,...
Portrait of Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ unveiled in Texas Senate
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoStory at a glance Juneteenth celebrates the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States in...
Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ to receive eighth honorary doctorate for unwavering...
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 1 month agoIn 2016, Lee — then 89 — traveled 1,400 miles in a symbolic walk from Fort Worth to Washington,...
Juneteenth activist Opal Lee’s journey from segregation to Nobel Peace Prize nomination
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 2 years agoAt 95, the “Grandmother of Juneteenth” tells her remarkable story of growing up in Texas, dealing...
Fort Worth’s Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ celebrates Nobel Peace Prize nomination
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 2 years agoFort Worth civil rights activist Opal Lee was not awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday morning,...
Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ is only just getting started at 95: ‘None of us are free...
NY Daily News via AOL· 2 years agoWith Juneteenth a national holiday in the books, the work begins of making it into a day for...
97-Year-Old 'Grandmother of Juneteenth' Opal Lee to Receive 8th Honorary Doctorate
People via Yahoo News· 1 month ago"Her life’s work is most deserving of this recognition, and she will inspire our students," SMU...
80 years ago, a racist mob destroyed Opal Lee’s home. Now, the ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ is...
CNN via Yahoo News· 5 months agoMore than 80 years have passed since a racist mob destroyed Opal Lee’s family home in Fort Worth,...