Opal Lee, the 97-year-old Texan known for her push to make Juneteenth a national holiday, was given the keys Friday to her new ... Homes built the house at no cost to Lee while Texas Capital ...

Opal Lee, the Grandmother of Juneteenth, reacts while listening during a ceremony to celebrate Lee’s homecoming to her rebuilt childhood home in Fort Worth on Friday. On June 19, 1939, when Lee ...

Opal Lee Gets Keys to Her New Texas Home 85 Years After a Racist Mob Drove Her Family From That Lot FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Opal Lee, the 97-year-old Texan known for her push to make Juneteenth ...

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Opal Lee, the 97-year-old Texan known for her push to make Juneteenth a national holiday, was given the keys Friday to her new home ... of trying to get the lot back.

Opal Lee, center, reacts after Nelson Mitchell presented her with keys for her new home in Fort Worth, Texas, Friday ... she began thinking of trying to get the lot back. After learning that ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — Opal Lee has waited a long time for the keys placed in her hand on Friday. The Texas 97-year-old known as the “grandmother” of Juneteenth was presented with the keys to ...

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The 97-year-old Texan known for her push to make Juneteenth a national holiday has been given the keys to her new home. Opal Lee’s new house is built on the same tree ...