Essence Magazine:
By Melissa Noel ·Updated January 4, 2024
When Opal Lee was just 12 years old, she and her family were forced to flee their Fort Worth, Texas home after threats from a racist mob who ultimately destroyed it. Almost 85 years later, she has been given the land back, and a nonprofit is helping her build a home on the property.
“I could have done a holy dance, I tell you,” Lee
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