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Happy Birthday, Queen! ‘Grandmother Of Juneteenth’ Opal Lee Celebrates Turning 100 In Texas (PHOTOS)

Opal Lee spent her 100th birthday on Wednesday at the center of celebrations in her hometown in Texas. The ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ even had a scheduled visit from former First Lady Michelle Obama. RELATED: Opal Lee Reclaims Texas Land Nearly 80 Years After White Mob Forced Her Family Out Opal Lee Celebrates Her 100th Birthday Opal Lee was on hand as construction crews broke ground in Fort Worth on a museum dedicated to telling the history of Juneteenth, the holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S.

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