Grandmother of Juneteenth

Portrait of Civil Rights Icon Opal Lee, the ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ Unveiled in Texas Senate

by | Feb 9, 2023
A portrait of Fort Worth's Opal Lee—known as the "Grandmother of Juneteenth" for her advocacy of the federal Juneteenth holiday—was unveiled Wednesday in the Texas Senate Chamber in Austin, where it will be permanently displayed. “Change somebody’s mind because minds can be changed,” 95-year-old Lee told reporters after the ceremony, according to NBC DFW. “If people have been taught to hate they can be taught to love, and it is up to you to do it.”
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