Opal Lee, the "Grandmother of Juneteenth," is recovering after she was hospitalized last week in Cincinnati, Ohio, according to a statement released by her family. Lee, 98, was in Ohio to be honored with the International Freedom Conductor Award at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center,

Opal Lee, known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” is currently in the hospital but is reportedly doing well and in good spirits, according to her family. The reason for her hospitalization hasn’t been disclosed,

Opal Lee, known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” was hospitalized last month while visiting Ohio to mark the 30th anniversary of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, her family confirmed Sunday to The Dallas Morning News.