Donald Trump, Opal Lee and Juneteenth

Opal Lee, ‘grandmother of Juneteenth,’ has a message for President Donald Trump
Opal Lee did not vote for President Donald Trump, but the 98-year-old civil rights icon says she is ready to work with him. In an open letter published Monday, Lee noted her successful fight to have Juneteenth recognized as a national holiday.
Opal Lee calls for unity in letter to President Trump on inauguration day
An educator and civil rights advocate, Lee called for unity and hope, drawing deeply from Dr. Martin Luther King's enduring legacy.
The 'Grandmother of Juneteenth' pens open letter to Donald Trump with a special invitation
"She's been making things happen her whole life. She's just an extraordinary person in just every way," TCU Professor James Riddlesperger said.
Civil rights leader Opal Lee calls on President Trump to honor MLK’s example of unity
President Donald Trump’s inauguration coincided with Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and Fort Worth’s “grandmother of Juneteenth” Opal Lee took advantage of the occasion to call on the incoming chief executive to live up to the civil rights leader’s legacy.
"Grandmother of Juneteenth" appeals for unity in letter to President Trump on inauguration day
Opal Lee, the "Grandmother of Juneteenth," called for unity and hope in a letter to President Trump on his inauguration day, which coincided with Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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Juneteenth: After decades, Opal Lee finally gets her day off
Opal Lee, 94, was at the centre of a campaign to recognise Juneteenth as a national holiday in the US Opal Lee was 12 when a mob of white supremacists vandalised and set fire to her family's ...
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Read what Opal Lee, Grandmother of Juneteenth, wrote about her hopes for President Donald Trump on Inauguration Day
FORT WORTH, Texas — As Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President Monday on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Fort Worth’s Opal Lee, the Grandmother of Juneteenth, wrote an open letter calling ...
Photos: In 1986, Opal Lee led Fort Worth’s first MLK march after it became federal holiday
Jan. 15, 1986: Opal Lee, right, and Brenda Polk carry a painted banner of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. during a ...
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Understanding Juneteenth
Though activists — including the 95-year-old "grandmother of Juneteenth," Opal Lee — had been pushing for federal recognition for years, the movement gained new momentum following the death of ...
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The 14 Best Places to Celebrate Juneteenth
The campaign to recognize Juneteenth as a national holiday began in Fort Worth thanks to activist Opal Lee. As a child in 1930, Lee witnessed a group of 500 white supremacists vandalize and ...
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Civil rights leader Opal Lee calls on Trump to honor MLK’s example of unity
Opal Lee, a Marshall native and Wiley College graduate who campaigned for Juneteenth to become a federal holiday, speaks at her Fort Worth home on March 7, 2023. (Meredith Shamburger/Marshall ...