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Opal Lee, Grandmother of Juneteenth, moves into new house on site of burned childhood home in Texas
ABC7 News· 4 days agoIt was June 19, 1939, when Opal Lee remembers her parents sending her to a friend's house several...
Grandmother of Juneteenth Opal Lee holds annual Walk for Freedom in Dallas
FOX 4 News Dallas - Fort Worth· 4 days agoThe Grandmother of Juneteenth, Opal Lee, is holding her annual walk in Dallas on Wednesday. The walk...
Opal Lee, grandmother of Juneteenth, returns home
Axios· 5 days agoEighty-five years ago this week, Opal Lee's family home in Fort Worth was terrorized by a racist mob. At 97, Lee has returned home. Why it matters: Lee...
'Grandmother of Juneteenth' Opal Lee Gifted New House, Built Where Her Family Home Was Burned Down...
People via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe 97-year-old received the keys to her new house this week, built where her family's Fort Worth,...
Opal Lee's annual Walk for Freedom is just the beginning, Grandmother of Juneteenth says
CBS News· 3 days agoThe Grandmother of Juneteenth is sharing the love this year: the annual Opal's Walk for Freedom...
Meet Opal Lee, the 'grandmother of the movement' to make Juneteenth a federal holiday
Good Morning America via Yahoo News· 4 days agoWhen President Joe Biden signed a bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday commemorating the end of...
‘Juneteenth freed the people’: Opal Lee leads hundreds on freedom walk through Dallas
Dallas Morning News· 4 days agoOpal Lee walked outside and waved. Wearing sunglasses, a blue T-shirt and red tennis shoes, Lee led...
WATCH: Opal Lee visits Temple for 2024 Miss Tri County Juneteenth pageant
KXXV Waco· 1 day agoThis interview is with Opal Lee, Texas native who considered be the "Grandmother of Juneteenth". She walked from Fort ...
Juneteenth legend Opal Lee visits New Jersey
NJ.com· 6 days agoMiss Opal Lee, often hailed as the “grandmother of Juneteenth,” navigated three high steps leading to the stage at ...
Opal Lee gets keys to new home 85 years after Texas mob drove family out
WHIO-TV 7 Dayton· 3 days agoOpal Lee has waited a long time for the keys placed in her hand on Friday. The Texas 97-year-old...