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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,...
‘Grandmother Of Juneteenth’ Opal Lee, Forced Out From Her Fort Worth Home By A Racist Mob In 1939,...
Blavity via Yahoo News· 5 months agoOpal Lee, the 97-year-old civil rights activist who was forced to leave her family’s Texas home 80...
Opal Lee helped make Juneteenth a national holiday. At 95, she's still got work to do.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAfter spending a morning in April at her 13-acre farm, a food bank and a fundraiser for a Juneteenth...
Opal Lee, Fort Worth Juneteenth pioneer, celebrates birthday with day of service
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 2 years agoDozens of people gathered Saturday to celebrate Fort Worth Juneteenth advocate Opal Lee’s 96th...
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,...
Opal Lee's Family Shares Plans for National Juneteenth Museum in Fort Worth
Southern Living via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFort Worth Star-Telegram/Getty Images The legacy of Opal Lee continues to flourish in Fort Worth....
Fort Worth artist’s portrait of Opal Lee is headed to National Portrait Gallery
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 11 months agoA portrait of one legendary Fort Worth resident by another legendary resident is headed to the...
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....
Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ to get new home where racist mob drove her family away from...
theGrio via AOL· 2 months agoLee expects house to be move-in ready by June 19 FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — When Opal Lee was 12, a...
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...