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Opal Lee- The Grandmother of Juneteenth

Opal Flake (Courtesy of Opal Flake Lee)

1939 article about Opal Lee’s family threatened as their home destroyed by a white mob (Courtesy: Star Telegram Archives)

Dunbar Elementary teacher Opal Roland, center, later Opal Lee, was a speaker June 8, 1969, at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram Living Textbook Conference at the University of Texas at Arlington. Other speakers included Evelyn Lovejoy, left, of the Gatesville State School for Boys, and Sister Mary Roberta Jones of Sacred Heart School in Muenster. (Courtesy: Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

Juneteenth Marker 17991 erected by Texas Historical Commission. (Photographer: Samuel Collins III, June 21, 2014)

Opal Lee receives standing ovation at the White House on June 17, 2021. (Credit: Wikimedia Commons)

Opal Lee pushes one of her great granddaughters in a stroller as she waves to musicians playing along the route during the 2022 Opal's Walk for Freedom on Saturday, June 18, 2022, in Fort Worth.  (Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News via AP) 
Maj. Gen. Gordon Grangers General Orders No. 3 ordered absolute equality (Courtesy U.S. War Records)

Opal Lee and her book, Juneteenth: A Children's Story, reading to Goodyear Elementary students in (Credit: Glynn County Schools/ Georgia, 2023)

In this episode of the Pretty Strong Podcast, we are featuring the Grandmother of Juneteenth. Join host Sherri Whitley Jernigan as we learn more about Opal Flake Lee and her legacy of advocacy! Listen and then visit the links to learn more and stay connected! #stronggirlsmakestrongwomen #prettystrongpodcast #professionalcheerleader #Juneteenth #advocate #BlackHistory #socialchange

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