Opal Lee, 'Grandmother of Juneteenth,' to receive eighth hon

In 2016, Lee — then 89 — traveled 1,400 miles in a symbolic walk from Fort Worth to Washington, D.C., […] The post Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ to receive eighth honorary doctorate for unwavering commitment to civil rights appeared first on TheGrio.

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