Lee enrolled in classes at a school for six weeks until her mother and father reunited and moved to the south side of Fort Worth, an area of town she’s now lived in almost all of her life. Opal ...

In June 2021, President Joe Biden finally signed a bill declaring Juneteenth a federal holiday—thanks in large part to the activism of 97-year-old Opal Lee ... Most of Lee’s early Juneteenth ...

Opal Lee, known as the grandmother of Juneteenth, celebrated her 98th birthday early. The National Juneteenth ... Keep It Clean 34 Rare Photos Depicting Life Inside the Kennedy Compound, Through ...

A racist mob burned down Opal Lee's family home in 1939 ... See More of Woman's Life in a 500-Year-Old Hacienda (Exclusive) New York Teacher Wipes Away Tears as She Wins HGTV Dream Home 2025 ...

FORT WORTH, Texas - The North Texas woman known as the "Grandmother of Juneteenth" was hospitalized over the weekend in Ohio. According to family members, 98-year-old Opal Lee was hospitalized this ...

Opal Lee is known as the Grandmother of Juneteenth for her efforts in getting the date recognized as a national holiday. FORT WORTH, Texas -- It was June 19, 1939, when Opal Lee remembers her ...

"The road to true freedom is long, but I've walked it my whole life. Will you walk with me? Name the time and place, and I'll meet you there." Lee, born in 1926, played a crucial role in making ...

Opal Lee has spent most of her adult life fighting for racial equality in ... known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth.” Most of Lee’s early Juneteenth experiences were jubilant, but not ...

New house is on same Texas lot where family home was burned by white rioters. It was June 19, 1939, when Opal Lee remembers her parents sending her to a friend’s house several blocks away when ...