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Opal Lee gets keys to her new Texas home 85 years after a racist mob drove her family from that lot

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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-lined corner lot in Fort Worth that her family was driven from by a racist mob when she was 12. “I’m so happy I don’t know what to do,” said Lee, sitting in a rocking chair on the porch of the home just before the ceremony. The ceremony to welcome Lee into t…

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Opal Lee gets keys to her new Texas home 85 years after a racist mob drove her family from that lot

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. It was built on the same corner lot in Fort Worth that her family was driven from by a racist mob when she was 12.

4 days ago·United States
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Opal Lee gets keys to her new Texas home 85 years after a racist mob drove her family from that lot

By JAMIE STENGLE and KENDRIA LaFLEUR Associated Press 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-lined corner lot in Fort Worth that her family was driven from by a racist mob when Lee was 12. Friday’s ceremony to welcome Lee into the newly completed home comes just days before the nation celebrates…

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Opal Lee gets keys to her new Texas home 85 years after a racist mob drove her family from that lot

By JAMIE STENGLE and KENDRIA LaFLEUR Associated Press 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-lined corner lot in Fort Worth that her family was driven from by a racist mob when Lee was 12. Friday’s ceremony to welcome Lee into the newly completed home comes just days before the nation celebrates…

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Opal Lee gets keys to her new Texas home 85 years after a racist mob drove her family from that lot

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 to her new home, which was built on the same tree-lined corner lot in Fort Worth that her family was driven from by a racist mob when she was 12. “I’m so happy I don’t know what to do,” said Lee, sitting in a rocking chair on the porch of the home just b…

4 days ago·Panama City, United States
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Opal Lee given back childhood home her family was forced out of by racist mob nearly 80 years ago

Opal Lee is a civil rights icon known as the "Grandmother of Juneteenth." Learn about efforts to build her a home on site where, nearly 80 years ago, a racist mob forced her family to flee.

4 days ago·United States
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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 a national holiday, was given the keys Friday to her new home, which […]

4 days ago·Winnipeg, Canada
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