Opal Lee, a 97-year-old community activist and driving force behind Juneteenth becoming a national holiday, is on the verge of moving into a new home on the very same tree-lined corner lot in Fort Worth where her family was driven out by a racist mob when she was 12 years old.
A wall-raising ceremony was held at the site, with Lee and others lifting the framework for the first wall into place. The house is expected to be move-in ready by June 19, the day that holds significant historical importance as the holiday marking the end of slavery in the U.S.
