Blavity can exclusively report that an upcoming graphic novel, First Freedom: The Story of Opal Lee and Juneteenth, has been set on Opal Lee, aka the Grandmother of Juneteenth.⁠ ⁠ In the novel, artist chronicle “a different interlocking chapter in Ms. Lee’s own arduous life alongside the true struggles and travails of the millions of Black Americans who lived the reality of the first Juneteenth celebrations at the close of the Civil War in 1865 and the aftermath that would follow their children for generations to come.”⁠ ⁠ SWIPE for the book cover and tap the link in our bio for the full story. #blavitybookclub