A racist mob destroyed Opal Lee’s home over 80 years ago. Now, the ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ is reclaiming her family’s land

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More than 80 years have passed since a racist mob destroyed Opal Lee’s family home in Fort Worth, Texas, but the 97-year-old said she still remembers the White crowd that forced her family out of their home.

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