Ms. Opal Lee has led the charge to establish Juneteenth as a National Day of Observance for decades. Opal Lee’s vision of Juneteenth has grown from a single-day community picnic to a multi-day celebration that includes a parade, breakfast of prayer, pageant, Health and Job Fair, 5K, and much more.
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Opal Lee Biography
Opal Lee is an American retired teacher, counselor, and activist in the movement to make Juneteenth a federally-recognized holiday. She is often described as the “grandmother of Juneteenth”. On June 17, 2021, President Joe Biden signed Senate Bill S. 475, making Juneteenth the eleventh federal holiday.
Opal Lee age and birthday
Ms. Opal Lee is 95-year-old and was born on October 7, 1926.
Opal Lee height and weight
Ms. Opal Height in feet: 5 feet 9 inches, in Centimeter: 175 cm, Meter: 1.75 m and her weight is 57KG.
Opal Lee nationality and ethnicity
Ms. Opal Lee is nationality is American and her ethnicity is Black.
Opal Lee education
Opal Lee attended I.M. Terrell High School, Fort Worth’s first black high school. She graduated high school in 1943. and furthered it in Wiley College (BA) North Texas State University (MA)
Opal Lee family: parents, siblings, husband, children
Ms. Opal Lee’s parents are Mattie (Broadous) and Otis Flake, with two siblings. her husband’s name is not currently known, but she married him at the age of 16 she married and the couple had four children; they divorced after five years.
Opal Lee books
Juneteenth: A Children’s Story
Opal Lee net worth
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