Decades after a mob destroyed her house, Opal Lee is returning home
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- Опубликовано: 13 янв 2024
- 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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This is beautiful!! Cousin Opal Lee has and continues to be such a tremendous blessing to everyone! Her legacy is tremendous! ❤️
I like her perspective! I love the habitat response! Our nation needs so much more of this kinda thing!!!!
This is the best thing I've heard all year!
This story is worthy of more than 2 or 3 minutes!
Absolutely so, if it was the white was the victim it would have been an episcle.
Blessings to you ! And Habitat for Humanity
I love Habitat for Humanity gesture of generosity for Opal Lee.
Every blessing on this endeavor. Let’s see Opal move in!
Yes, I want a follow up
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.
Good luck, Opal. You've finally come home😊
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!🙏
Beautiful example of faith
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 😊
God bless you Ma'am
Thank so nice to see good things happening!!!!😉
Go head Ms. Lee. Did right and came out on top. Praising God for her testimony. It only takes one to believe. Beautiful ❤❤❤
Amen!
That was a nice gesture to give her the land back.
Am praying that HE grants her wish. 🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏
Beautiful Story!🙏🌻❤️
Great Story! Thank you Miss Opal, Thank you habitat for Humanity!
Her prayer and my prayer are the same. More years for her to enjoy her much deserved new home!!! 💕🙏
I pray she lives to live in her new house.🙏🏾♥️
Horrifying part of our history with an inspiring ending.
Amazing.❤
This is such a kind, loving act of reparation. That makes you feel good inside, about where society is, in some parts of the country in 2024❤❤❤❤😊😊
God is Good.
What a wonderful story. Thank you for helping me understand the importance behind Juneteenth, Opal. You are an inspiration.
God is good always. For sure is always on time .
LOOK AT GOD WORK IT IS A BLESSINGS AMEN 🙏🏼 🙌 ❤
WoW❤
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Living icon
👏🏽 CONGRATS Ms Opal!!! 🫂 Thanks so much for all your hard active civil & faithful work!! 💃🏽 Yes, yes, yes GOD has been good to you! 🤗 At such a time as this, we needed your sweet inspiration! 🤓 Enjoy your victory home all the rest of your days, i pray in Jesus' name Amen. 🙏🏽
Amen glory be the Lord Jesus
Wow! Why can't they build the house for this summer of 2024!
I know! Not everyone makes it to 99
JESUS I THANK YOU GLORY HALLUEA😊🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌❤️❤️❤️❤️
They weren't a mob, they were tourists!
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Biden can’t get out of a limo at 81... LOL
Trump can’t go a day without committing a crime.
@@joemartinez331 Hilarious how after countless times asking, NONE of you can EVER make the case to me or others.. LOL
@@NHLblkgurl So your takeaway from this story was to be snarky? Pretty soul sick on your part.
@@jjj1951 if you call “being snarky” not being partisan, and watching a charade being pulled with a demented puppet posing as president, while so much domestically and on the world stage is melting down, and a powder keg, then I’ll accept your euphemistic-deflections.. (Care to counter or any comeback, Professor? )
Pretty dumb thing to say