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The Tex Factor: The journey of Opal Lee

By Chris Ivey
Published  February 20, 2024 12:33pm CST
The Tex Factor
FOX 4

The Tex Factor: The Journey of Opal Lee

Opal Lee is an author, a teacher, a civil rights activist, and she’s known as "The Grandmother of Juneteenth." The Tex Factor sat down with the 96-year-old Fort Worth resident to learn about her life-long journey helping others. And how, at 89, she started a nationwide movement that would result in Juneteenth becoming a national holiday.

FORT WORTH, Texas - Opal Lee is an author, a teacher, a civil rights activist, and she’s known as "The Grandmother of Juneteenth." 

The Tex Factor sat down with the 96-year-old Fort Worth resident to learn about her life-long journey helping others and how, at 89, she started a nationwide movement that would result in Juneteenth becoming a national holiday.