[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 105 (Wednesday, July 8, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1013]
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     COMMEMORATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATIONAL NEGRO GOLF 
                              ASSOCIATION

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                          HON. MARCIA L. FUDGE

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 8, 2015

  Ms. FUDGE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to mark the 50th Anniversary of 
the National Negro Golf Association (NNGA) and to recognize the 
organization for its efforts to increase interest in the game, 
particularly among African American communities.
   Sports often reflect the racial and social trends in the larger 
American society; and perhaps no game illustrates the gradual 
progression in race relations quite as clearly as golf.
   Nearly 50 years ago, a small group of black students gathered in 
Lebanon, Pennsylvania to establish the NNGA. Its history would become 
part of the greater ongoing struggle to overcome a legacy of social 
exclusion. While NNGA's mission focuses on recreation, it has become an 
agent for social change.
   Today, NNGA has grown to over 200 members in seven chapters, 
including a chapter in the 11th Congressional District of Ohio, my home 
district. Its interest in diversity and inclusion has inspired the 
association to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for the United 
Negro College Fund and has helped professional African American golfers 
further their careers in this once exclusive sport.
   Over the course of its history, the fraternal spirit of the NNGA 
membership has positively impacted the lives of its members and future 
generations of young golfers. Happy 50th Anniversary to the National 
Negro Golf Association.

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