A portrait of Opal Lee will be unveiled at the capitol building in Austin on Wednesday.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 15: Opal Lee attends Forbes x Know Your Value 50 Over 50 on December 15, 2021 in New York City. Non-stop is the best way to describe the life of Dr. Opal Lee, the grandmother of Juneteenth.
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 17: Ninety-four-year-old activist and retired educator Opal Lee, known as the Grandmother of Juneteenth, speaks with U.S. President Joe Biden after he signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law in the EasEvidence of that is all around her. On Wednesday, perhaps the biggest showpiece of all gets installed in Austin in the state Senate chamber."I am humbled. I don’t know how to feel. I pinch myself to be sure it’s really happening, you know?" she said.Ms. Opal will become the second African-American in history to adorn the walls of the Texas State Capitol.
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