‘Still unstoppable’: Grandmother of Juneteenth Opal Lee recovering

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Opal Lee, a longtime Fort Worth civil rights leader known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” was hospitalized late last month while visiting Ohio to mark the 30th anniversary of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, her family confirmed Sunday.

Lee is “still unstoppable” despite her hospitalization, according to a weekend news release from local nonprofit Unity Unlimited Inc., run byLee’s granddaughter.

The 98-year-old is now recovering from her hospital stay and looking forward to returning home to Texas, the release said…

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