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Opal Lee, 'grandmother of Juneteenth,' gets Texas portrait
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOpal Lee, the 96-year-old Texan whose efforts helped make Juneteenth a federal holiday to...
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....
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,...
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,’ to receive eighth honorary doctorate for unwavering...
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 1 week agoIn 2016, Lee — then 89 — traveled 1,400 miles in a symbolic walk from Fort Worth to Washington,...
Meet Opal Lee, the 'grandmother of the movement' to make Juneteenth a federal holiday
Good Morning America via Yahoo News· 10 months agoWhen President Joe Biden signed a bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday commemorating the end of...
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...
Opal Lee, “Grandmother of Juneteenth” visits Giberson Elementary
KXRM Colorado Springs via Yahoo News· 3 weeks ago(COLORADO SPRINGS) — Opal Lee, known across the country as “Grandmother of Juneteenth”, visited...
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· 4 months agoOpal Lee, the 97-year-old civil rights activist who was forced to leave her family’s Texas home 80...