comparemela.com

Latest Breaking News On - Gage yager - Page 3 : comparemela.com

My family was chased off our land by a racist mob More than 80 years later, I own it again

97-year-old Opal Lee remembers the night when a mob chased her family off their land. More than eight decades later, she has it again.

Opal Lee already knows what her 99th birthday present will be

While Lee’s family was forced to move on from the property in 1939, the 97-year-old recently decided it was time to find her way back to the old home.

Transcripts for KPIX CBS Evening News With Norah ODonnell 20240604 23:58:00

they did despicable things. reporter: the family moved away and moved on. they just wanted to forget the horror. until, eight decades later, when opal lee decided the time had come to remember it. so she looked at the address, found out the lot was still vacant, and owned by the local chapter of habitat for humanity. ceo gage yager took opal s call appeared he listened to her story, but then told her she could not buy that property. i said, well, we won t sell it to you, opal, but we ll give it to you. there s no option for anything else. reporter: what did you think when you heard that? happy, want to do a holy dance, but the kids say i am twerking. [laughs] reporter: and she still hadn t heard the best news. for you. reporter: gage also offered to work with donors to put a house on herman for free. so it will be a three

Grandmother of Juneteeth Receives Long-Overdue Gift

Opal Lee Gifted Back Land Her Family Was Once Forced Off Of By Racist Mob

Opal Lee Gifted Back Land Her Family Was Once Forced Off Of By Racist Mob
atlantadailyworld.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from atlantadailyworld.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.

© 2024 Vimarsana

vimarsana © 2020. All Rights Reserved.