Fannie Lou Hamer receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
WASHINGTON — In one of his last official acts as president, Joe Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 recipients, including a posthumous award to civil rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer, who died in 1977. The Delta native is the 11th Mississippian to receive the honor since 1964.
Fannie Lou Hamer, Denzel Washington, Oprah Winfrey, and Magic Johnson Among 2025 Presidential Medal of Freedom Honorees
President Joe Biden awarded the prestigious Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 remarkable individuals. Among the honorees were civil rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer, actor Denzel Washington, media mogul Oprah Winfrey,
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What Do Denzel Washington, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Magic Johnson Now All Have in Common?While Denzel Washington, Earvin “Magic” Johnson and the late Fannie Lou Hamer may all be legends in their own respective ...
The Presidential Medal of Freedom was awarded 654 times between 1963 and 2024, according to the Congressional Research ...
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President Joe Biden is set to award 19 people with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor, on Saturday ...
The 19 recipients include actors, athletes, activists and political leaders.
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