LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — A civil rights icon who lived through one of the darkest chapters in American history was in Las Vegas sharing a message of resilience ahead of Juneteenth.
Sarah Collins Rudolph, known as the “Fifth Little Girl” and the sole survivor of the 1963 Birmingham church bombing, was the guest of honor at the Public Education Foundation’s “Black Girl Magic” Juneteenth Jubilee Luncheon.
The event celebrated Black excellence and educational achievement. Organizers announced a new scholarship in Rudolph’s name for Black girls pursuing higher education.
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“So the scholarship is in honor of four little girls who were murdered in 1963. They were killed in a bombing that was set by the KKK,” said Latoya Holman, co-president of the Public Education Foundation. “And this is how we raise the money to put four girls in college in honor of the four little girls that we lost during the Birmingham bombing in 1963.”
The luncheon raised scholarship money with community leaders, students, and educators taking part as the valley prepares to mark Juneteenth.
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