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Grandmother of Juneteenth Opal Lee recovering

‘Still unstoppable’: Grandmother of Juneteenth Opal Lee recovering after hospitalization

Opal Lee, a longtime Fort Worth civil rights leader known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” was hospitalized late last month while visiting Ohio to mark

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Grandmother of Juneteenth Opal Lee released from hospital; Annual Walk for Freedom to continue

There is great news for the Fort Worth grandmother who became the voice for a federal Juneteenth holiday. Opal Lee is out of a Cincinnati hospital after a brief stay. She and organizers say her Walk for Freedom in three weeks will go on as planned.

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Opal Lee, the grandmother of Juneteenth, hospitalized, family says

FORT WORTH, Texas — Opal Lee, considered the "Grandmother of Juneteenth," was recently hospitalized, but her family says she is doing well. "She is doing well and in good spirits," Lee's granddaughter, Dione Sims, said in a statement. "We are waiting on discharge orders."

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Opal Lee, 98, to return to Fort Worth to kick off Juneteenth events after a health scare while traveling

The family of 98-year-old Opal Lee, widely known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” is sharing reassuring news after a ...

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Photos: In 1986, Opal Lee led Fort Worth’s first MLK march after it became federal holiday

Jan. 15, 1986: Opal Lee, right, and Brenda Polk carry a painted banner of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. during a memorial march along East Rosedale Street in Fort Worth Paul ...

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Opal Lee, Grandmother of Juneteenth, moves into new house on site of burned childhood home

In 2016, she walked 1,400 miles from Fort Worth, Texas, to Washington, D.C., to draw attention to the date. MORE: Meet Opal Lee, the 'grandmother of the movement' to make Juneteenth a federal ...

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