Opal Lee, the woman known by many as the "grandmother of the movement" to make Juneteenth a federal holiday, is attending her first-ever Democratic National Convention at the age of 97.
Opal Lee, 94, was at the centre of a campaign to recognise Juneteenth as a national holiday in the US Opal Lee was 12 when a mob of white supremacists vandalised and set fire to her family's home ...
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Dr. Opal Lee: The Grandmother of Juneteenth and Her Journey to Make It a National HolidayDr. Opal Lee’s Campaign for Juneteenth The Walk to Washington In 2016, at the age of 89, Dr. Opal Lee began her symbolic walk ...
Dr. Opal Lee’s life is the epitome of the definition. Dubbed the “grandmother of Juneteenth,” the 97-year-old activist has dedicated her long and amazing life to fighting for civil rights.
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Opal Lee's annual Walk for Freedom is just the beginning, Grandmother of Juneteenth saysThere's something magical about Opal Lee: teacher, change-maker, humanitarian, and Grandmother of Juneteenth. Annie McCullough Chavis flew in from North Carolina. "I'm so happy to be a part of ...
In a hurry to break ground, National Juneteenth Museum leaders have proposed building the venue about one block away from its ...
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