Decades after a mob destroyed her house, Opal Lee is returning home

Published 2024-01-14
When she was just 12, Opal Lee experienced a horrifying scene after her family moved into an all-white neighborhood in Fort Worth, Texas; a mob destroyed their home. Now 97, Lee – a retired teacher and community activist who is best known for her successful campaign to make Juneteenth a federal holiday – decided to look up the owners of the property where her family home once stood. Correspondent Steve Hartman reports on what Lee discovered.
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All Comments (21)
  • @JennScurlock
    This is beautiful!! Cousin Opal Lee has and continues to be such a tremendous blessing to everyone! Her legacy is tremendous! ❤️
  • @marvinmartin4692
    I like her perspective! I love the habitat response! Our nation needs so much more of this kinda thing!!!!
  • @ebybeehoney
    This is the best thing I've heard all year!
  • @kalalea_gordon
    Every blessing on this endeavor. Let’s see Opal move in!
  • @mililaniman
    I love Habitat for Humanity gesture of generosity for Opal Lee.
  • @rr7firefly
    People sometimes forget that Texas was very much a part of the Confederacy during the Civil War. People like to forget (or don't want to know) that the Battle of the Alamo was fought over the issue of slavery.
  • @steveconn
    Good luck, Opal. You've finally come home😊
  • @cay820
    Someone could’ve helped her out that truck.
  • Thank you Ms. Lee for your work! You have brought the light to a dark world and to see the full circle work of another good soul like President Jimmy Carter, who loved Habitat for Humanity, CBS has blessed us all with this story. The head of Habitat honored not only you, President Carter, and his dear wife Rosalyn who was right by his side with the construction of countless homes across the country, but it is a beacon of hope for those who deserve the respect of living in their communities without fear of being red-lined or being priced out beyond their abilities to even own a home. God bless you all!🙏
  • @carolynwhite9975
    What a beautiful story of restoration...absolutely beautiful . I pray the family takes all the necessary steps to keep the home and the land in the family..due diligence 😊
  • @1969summers
    Thank so nice to see good things happening!!!!😉
  • @godschild6172
    Go head Ms. Lee. Did right and came out on top. Praising God for her testimony. It only takes one to believe. Beautiful ❤❤❤
  • @JayYoung-ro3vu
    Am praying that HE grants her wish. 🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏