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Portrait of ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ on display in Texas Senate

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Opal Lee, the 96-year-old Texan whose efforts helped make Juneteenth a federal holiday to commemorate the end of slavery in the U.S., became on Wednesday only the second Black person whose portrait will hang in the senate chamber of the state Capitol.

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Opal Lee, 'grandmother of Juneteenth,' gets Texas portrait

1 year ago·Canada

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Associated Press News

Opal Lee, 'grandmother of Juneteenth,' gets Texas portrait

A Texas woman who helped make Juneteenth a federal holiday has become the second Black Texan honored with a portrait on the walls of the state’s Senate chamber. Known as

1 year ago·United States

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USA Today

'Grandmother of Juneteenth' gets Texas portrait

A Texas woman who helped make Juneteenth a federal holiday has become the second Black Texan honored with a portrait on the walls of the state's Senate chamber (Feb 8)

1 year ago·United States

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Opal Lee, 'grandmother of Juneteenth,' gets Texas portrait

A Texas woman who helped make Juneteenth a federal holiday has become the second Black Texan honored with a portrait on the walls of the state’s Senate chamber

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CNN

Opal Lee, the 'grandmother of Juneteenth,' becomes second Black American to have portrait hung in Texas statehouse

Opal Lee, the 96-year-old Texan who successfully championed legislation to make Juneteenth a federal holiday, was honored on Wednesday with the unveiling of a portrait at the state Capitol.

1 year ago·Atlanta, United States

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Opal Lee, 'grandmother of Juneteenth,' gets Texas portrait

By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas woman who helped make Juneteenth a federal holiday has become the second Black Texan honored with a portrait on the walls of the state’s Senate chamber. Known as the “grandmother of Juneteenth,” Opal Lee, 96, who grew up in Fort Worth, joined President Joe Biden in 2021 to sign a law commemorating June 19 as the day that Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas with news of the e…

1 year ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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