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Opal Lee receives an honorary doctorate from the University of North Texas [Photo: UNT Twitter]
‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ Opal Lee Receives Honorary Doctorate at UNT Commencement
by David Seeley | May 15, 2023
It wasn't the first time Lee walked the stage at the university. Way back in 1963, she earned a master's degree in education at what was then known as North Texas State University.
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