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Opal Lee, Grandmother of Juneteenth, moves into new house on site of burned childhood home in Texas
WTVD-TV 11 Raleigh-Durham· 2 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 Gifted New House, Built Where Her Family Home Was Burned Down...
People via Yahoo News· 1 day agoA racist mob burned down Opal Lee's family home in 1939; recently, Habitat for Humanity helped build...
Opal Lee gets keys to new home 85 years after Texas mob drove family out
KIRO 7 Seattle-Tacoma· 1 day agoOpal Lee has waited a long time for the keys placed in her hand on Friday. The Texas 97-year-old...
Opal Lee to make appearance at 2024 Tri-County Miss Juneteenth Scholarship Pageant in Temple
KXXV Waco· 1 day agoTEMPLE, Texas (KXXV) — "Her petitioning to get Juneteenth a federal holiday is one of the many things that she accomplished — she's written many books and she's done a lot of things to model ...
Grandmother of Juneteenth Opal Lee holds annual Walk for Freedom in Dallas
FOX 4 News Dallas - Fort Worth· 2 days agoThe Grandmother of Juneteenth, Opal Lee, is holding her annual walk in Dallas on Wednesday. The walk...
‘Juneteenth freed the people’: Opal Lee leads hundreds on freedom walk through Dallas
Dallas Morning News· 2 days agoOpal Lee walked outside and waved. Wearing sunglasses, a blue T-shirt and red tennis shoes, Lee led...
This 97-Year-Old Activist Helped Make Juneteenth a Federal Holiday
Biography via Yahoo News· 2 days agoOpal Lee earned a Nobel Peace Prize nomination in 2022 for her part in creating the Juneteenth...
Opal Lee's annual Walk for Freedom is just the beginning, Grandmother of Juneteenth says
CBS News· 1 day agoThe Grandmother of Juneteenth is sharing the love this year: the annual Opal's Walk for Freedom...
Juneteenth legend Opal Lee visits New Jersey
NJ.com· 4 days agoMiss Opal Lee, often hailed as the “grandmother of Juneteenth,” navigated three high steps leading to the stage at the Piscataway Public Library. “Now I...
Meet Opal Lee, the 'grandmother of the movement' to make Juneteenth a federal holiday
Good Morning America via Yahoo News· 2 days agoWhen President Joe Biden signed a bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday commemorating the end of...