Opal Lee gets keys to her new Texas home 85 years after a racist mob drove her family from that lot - The 97-year-old Texan ...

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) — 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, which was built on the same tree ...

Opal Lee smiles while sitting on the porch of her new house in Fort Worth, Texas, Friday, June 14, 2024. Habitat for Humanity built Lee the home on the same lot where as a child a white mob ...