A historic homecoming for the “Grandmother of Juneteenth”. When Opal Lee was 12, a racist mob drove her family out of their Texas home. She was gifted a new home on the very same land today. pic.twitter.com/fOq2vigTQZ
— Kendria LaFleur (@KendriaLafleur) June 14, 2024
Opal Lee, the 97-year-old “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” was given the keys Friday to her new home, which was built on the same lot in Fort Worth that her family was driven from by a racist mob when she was 12.
— theGrio.com (@theGrio) June 15, 2024
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