(CNN) - Opal Lee, the 96-year-old Texan whosuccessfully championed legislationto make Juneteenth a federal holiday, was honored on Wednesday with the unveiling of a portrait at the state Capitol. The portrait of Lee, known as the'grandmother of Juneteenth,'is the first new portrait to be hung in the state Senate chamber in more than 40 years. […]
The post Opal Lee, the 'grandmother of Juneteenth,' becomes second Black American to have portrait hung in Texas statehouse appeared first on The Atlanta Voice.
