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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· 14 hours 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· 11 hours agoA racist mob burned down Opal Lee's family home in 1939; recently, Habitat for Humanity helped build...
‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ handed keys to new Texas home 85 years after racist mob burned it down
The Independent via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoA white mob burned down Opal Lee’s family home in Fort Worth, Texas in 1939. She was 12 years old....
Opal Lee gets keys to new home 85 years after Texas mob drove family out
KIRO 7 Seattle-Tacoma· 9 hours agoOpal Lee has waited a long time for the keys placed in her hand on Friday. The Texas 97-year-old...
VOTE: Who is the 2024 South Bend Tribune Male Athlete of the Year?
Gannett via AOL· 3 days agoAfter a strong tennis campaign in the fall, he averaged 14...Prairie View Golf Club. He was also the...
Florida Panthers vs Edmonton Oilers picks, predictions: Who wins Stanley Cup Final Game 6?
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo Sports· 16 hours agoIt almost happened in 1939, but the Bruins held on in triple overtime. Since then, it was just in...
Texas braces for up to 10 inches of rain as Tropical Storm Alberto bears down
USA Today· 16 hours agoCORPUS CHRISTI, Texas − An enormous storm system sweeping across the Gulf of Mexico strengthened...
Here's What Every Single Woman Who's Been Crowned Miss America Has Looked Like For The Past 100...
BuzzFeed via Yahoo News· 5 days agoBarker: Denver Post / Denver Post via Getty Images 49.Miss America 1980, Cheryl Prewitt: (Original...
These Are Hands Down the Coolest 5 Minutes in a John Wayne Western
Collider· 6 hours agoHowever, it only made sense that Wayne’s breakout role would come within the film that revitalized...
Opal Lee, grandmother of Juneteenth, returns home
Axios· 2 days agoAt 97, Lee has returned home. Why it matters: Lee is a civil rights icon and a driving force behind the creation of the Juneteenth federal holiday....