NBC News, June 14. 2024

Civil rights icon Opal Lee gets the keys to a home 85 years in the making in Fort Worth

In Fort Worth, a civil rights icon is finally coming home.

It’s a homecoming 85 years in the making.

Dr. Opal Lee, known as the Grandmother of Juneteenth, saw her brand new home on Annie Street for the first time on Friday morning.

“I don’t have but one word - scrumptious,” she said with a laugh. “I am so happy. I just wish everybody could be as happy as I am now.”

The light in her eyes overseeing the house turned into a bittersweet moment, knowing that her family experienced their darkest days on that very plot of land.

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