The 97-year-old was handed the keys to her newly constructed house last week, built on the very land where her family’s home in Fort Worth, Texas, was burned down by a racist mob over 80 years ago.

Family, friends, and Texas Lawmakers joined Ms. Opal Lee, the Grandmother of Juneteenth, for the installation of her portrait in Austin in the Senate Chambers.

This year, Juneteenth is even more meaningful for Opal Lee, affectionately known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth." The 97-year-old received the keys to her new house this week, built where her ...