TEXAS — On Oct. 7, the “grandmother of Juneteenth” Opal Lee kicked off her centennial celebration in Fort Worth.
But before she hit that major milestone, there were plenty of highs and lows for the civil rights activist. From being christened the grandmother of Juneteenth to making sure it became a national holiday, the legacy and impact of Lee is expected to last for generations to come.
Lee was born on Oct. 7, 1926, in Marshall, Texas. Her family later moved to Fort Worth, where a traumatic event she experienced as a child on June 19, 1939, would later fire up her life’s mission…