Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ raises the holiday flag in Philly.

Called the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” the 96-year-old retired schoolteacher from Fort Worth, Texas, was given a citation by Philadelphia City Council and a proclamation from Mayor Jim Kenney marking the day as “Opal Lee Day.”

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