Opal Lee, the Grandmother of Juneteenth, is moving back into a home being built by Habitat for Humanity on the same spot where a white mob burned down her childhood home 85 years ago. The 97-year-old community activist, known for promoting Juneteenth as a national holiday, will reclaim her family home in Fort Worth, Texas.
They don’t call her the Grandmother of Juneteenth for nothing. Let’s celebrate my fellow Texan Opal Lee, the woman behind making Juneteenth a national holiday! 🙌🏾#WomensHistoryMonth https://t.co/plo9fribaX
When Opal Lee was 12, a racist mob drove her family out of their Texas home. Now, the 97-year-old community activist — known for promoting Juneteenth as a national holiday — will move into a new home on the same tree-lined corner lot in Fort Worth. https://t.co/X6akHV77gz
Opal Lee’s homecoming: Grandmother of Juneteenth reclaims her family home https://t.co/M4jzINotI1
85 years after a racist mob drove Opal Lee's family away, she's getting a new home on the same spot https://t.co/VtPgHybvma
85 years ago, a white mob burned down her childhood home. Opal Lee, the Grandmother of Juneteenth, is moving back into a home being built by Habitat for Humanity. https://t.co/h77LTB2k1l