Fannie Lou Hamer, a Mississippi civil rights activist was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on January 4 alongside 18 others.
and Fannie Lou Hamer, who founded the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and laid the groundwork for the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Kennedy is father to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect ...
WASHINGTON — In one of his last official acts as president, Joe Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 ...
The Presidential Medal of Freedom was awarded 654 times between 1963 and 2024, according to the Congressional Research ...
President Joe Biden awarded the prestigious Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 remarkable individuals. Among the honorees ...
The ceremony took place inside the White House East Room, where Biden noted President Lincoln met and Frederick Douglass ...
President Biden celebrated the contributions of 19 recipients, including three iconic Black leaders, with the nation’s highest civilian honor.