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‘Grandmother Of Juneteenth’ On New Home Built On Land Where Her House Stood 85 Years Ago Before...
Blavity via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoCivil rights activist Opal Lee, affectionately known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” was 12...
‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ Opal Lee gifted a new home
The Bryan-College Station Eagle· 5 days agoWhen Opal Lee was 12, a racist mob, angered that a Black family had moved in, drove her family out...
Opal Lee, 97, To Finally Get New Home On Land That White Mob Drove Her Family From 85 Years Ago
Black America Web· 2 days agoOpal Lee was 12 years old when she and her siblings were sent away from their home in Fort Worth,...
Opal Lee’s homecoming: Grandmother of Juneteenth reclaims her family home
Dallas Morning News· 7 days agoOpal Lee’s family and friends and more than 100 people from the community celebrated on Thursday,...
Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ to get new home where racist mob drove her family away from...
theGrio via AOL· 5 days agoLee expects house to be move-in ready by June 19 FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — When Opal Lee was 12, a...
85 years after a racist mob drove Opal Lee's family away, she's getting a new home on the same spot
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier· 3 days agoWhen Opal Lee was 12, a racist mob drove her family out of their Texas home. Now, the 97-year-old...