Opal Lee, the 97-year-old who championed Juneteenth, moved back to the Fort Worth neighborhood that her family was violently pushed out from.

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 ...

News Opal Lee gets keys to new home on family’s Fort Worth lot 85 years after a racist mob destroyed her home, Grandmother of Juneteenth celebrated her homecoming with family, friends, community.

Civil rights icon Opal Lee gets the keys to a home 85 years in the making in Fort Worth The light in her eyes overseeing the new house turned into a bittersweet moment, knowing that her family ...

Opal Lee, the mother of Juneteenth, was presented with the keys to her new home in Fort Worth in the same lot her family lost decades ago. (AP PHOTO) This June 19 — Juneteenth — will be the ...

By JAMIE STENGLE and KENDRIA LaFLEUR Associated Press 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 ...

A large crowd once again gathered at Opal Lee’s tree-lined Fort Worth land on Friday, but instead of the hatred of an angry mob, they exuded love as the 97-year-old was handed keys to the home ...

A large crowd once again gathered at Opal Lee’s tree-lined Fort Worth land on Friday, but instead of the hatred of an angry mob, they exuded love as the 97-year-old was handed keys to the home ...

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 ...