Opal Lee, the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” is recovering after she was hospitalized last week in Cincinnati, Ohio, according to a statement released by her family.
Lee, 98, was in Ohio to be honored with the International Freedom Conductor Award at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, which was originally scheduled for May 25.
A statement this week from Unity Unlimited, a nonprofit that produces Fort Worth’s Juneteenth celebration, said Dr. Lee “is recovering from a hospital stay and looking forward to returning home to Texas.”…