‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ moves home 85 years after racist mob burned it down
www.independent.co.uk
Opal Lee, who helped make Juneteenth a holiday, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom this year
  • wjrii@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    28 days ago

    Opal Lee is single-handedly keeping Texas a place worth making better.

    I’m exaggerating, but only a little. She’s a god-damned saint.