Opal Lee did not vote for President Donald Trump, but the 98-year-old civil rights icon says she is ready to work with him. In an open letter published Monday, Lee noted her successful fight to have Juneteenth recognized as a national holiday. She urged Trump to unite rather than divide the country he now leads.

An educator and civil rights advocate, Lee called for unity and hope, drawing deeply from Dr. Martin Luther King's enduring legacy.

Opal Lee, the "Grandmother of Juneteenth," called for unity and hope in a letter to President Trump on his inauguration day, which coincided with Martin Luther King Jr. Day.