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Opal Lee's Home was Destroyed By An Angry Mob, But 80 Years Later She Receives A Special Gift
The Root via Yahoo News· 6 months agoIt looks like Opal Lee is finally getting the justice her family deserves...too bad it only took 80...
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,’ gets Texas portrait
theGrio via AOL· 1 year agoAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Opal Lee, the 96-year-old Texan whose efforts helped make Juneteenth a federal...
Opal Lee kicks off another year of Juneteenth celebrations
KDFW via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoThe month will mean a lineup of Juneteenth events, including new editions like a film festival and a...
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,...
Inside Biden’s Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony honoring Black luminaries, including the...
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 1 month agoIn a packed East Room, President Biden calls the class of recipients ‘incredible people’ whose...
EXPLAINER: What is Juneteenth?
KNWA Fayetteville via Yahoo News· 6 days agoFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Juneteenth celebrates its third birthday as a federally recognized holiday this year. However, Juneteenth is not three...
What is Juneteenth and why is it a holiday?
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCelebrated annually on 19 June across the US, Juneteenth commemorates the announcement of the abolition of slavery in Texas and the nation’s “second”...
