LA BLACK HERITAGE CLUB By Pamela June September 15, 1963, four members of the Ku Klux Klan, a white supremacist hate group, bombed Birmingham’s 16th Street Baptist Church, killing four Black girls: 11-year-old Denise McNair and 14-yearolds Addie Mae Collins, Carole Robertson and Cynthia Wesley. A center for civil rights organizing, the church was targeted to intimidate Birmingham’s Black community and disrupt the civil rights movement. The bombing sparked national outrage and increased attention to the civil rights movement. The four girls became enduring symbols of the human cost of racial violence, and those responsible were eventually brought to justice decades later. Sarah Collins Rudolph, a 12-year-old survivor of the bombing and the younger sister of Addie Mae Collins, endured lifelong injuries and has continued to share her experiences. The Lake Ashton Black Heritage Club invites residents to explore Black history, learn about its legacy and celebrate the achievements and contributions of Black Americans. Meetings are held the second Monday of each month at 4 pm in the Clubhouse Card Room. Pictured: Sarah Collins Rudolph at the grave of her older sister Ade Mae Collins DUPLICATE BRIDGE By Don Fuller, Reported by Howard Mayne Duplicate bridge is played on Monday at 12:45 in the Club House Card Room. The game is open to all residents regardless of skill level, although players should have experience playing bridge. Ideally, players need a partner, but the Director can help people find partners, since we have approximately 60 players in the group. Advance registration is required and can be done by using the red book in the Clubhouse Card Room or by contacting Don Fuller dfuller627@yahoo.com 37 July 20: 1st Nelda Sedlacek & Maureen Ziegler; 2nd Sally Bonkoski & Jim Ford; 3rd Judy Marine & Dana Griffiths; 4th Marian Oshinsky & Trish Kellar; 5th Marion Nelson & Roger Nelson July 27: 1st Marian Oshinsky & Trish Kellar; 2nd Nelda Sedlacek & Maureen Ziegler; 3rd Marion Nelson & Roger Nelson; 4th Liz Smith & Sally Bonkoski; 5th Dee Mayne & Howard Mayne August 3: 1st Marian Oshinsky & Trish Kellar; 2nd Sally Bonkoski & Don Fuller; 3rd Pat Foster & Sonny Robinson; 4th Jeanine Connors & Liz Smith; 5th Nelda Sedlacek & Marge Kniat August 10: 1st Jim Ford & Don Fuller; 2nd Marian Oshinsky & Trish Kellar; 3rd Nelda Sedlacek & Sally Bonkoski; 4th Marion Nelson & Roger Nelson; 5th Liz Smith & Char Walter
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