Overview

• Lee was hospitalized last month after visiting Cincinnati to mark the 30th anniversary of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center.
• Her granddaughter Dione Sims says Lee is “doing well and in good spirits” as she waits for doctors to clear her discharge.
• Lee’s decades-long campaign led President Biden to sign Juneteenth into federal law in 2021, earning her national recognition.
• The Fort Worth native received the Presidential Medal of Freedom and has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for her civil rights work.
• The precise cause of her hospitalization has not been disclosed and Lee expressed gratitude to those who sent well-wishes during her stay.