Robert F. Kennedy, public science educator Bill Nye, and civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer, among others, were awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest honor that can be awarded ...

Mississippian civil rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. On Saturday, President Joe Biden awarded 19 recipients the prestigious medal at the White House.

On Saturday, President Joe Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 recipients, including a posthumous award to Mississippi Civil Rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer who died in 1977.

By Zach Montague Reporting from Washington President Biden recognized an expansive cast of public figures, celebrities and cultural luminaries on Saturday with the Presidential Medal of Freedom ...

Washington — President Biden is awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, to Hillary ...

Presidential Medal of Freedom honorees include José Andrés, Hillary Clinton and Lionel Messi, among 19 people.

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President Joe Biden awarded the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to 19 people on Saturday, ...

Per a White House press statement, the Presidential Medal of Freedom is "presented to individuals ... The late Fannie Lou Hamer, a fearless civil rights advocate, is being posthumously recognized ...

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niece of late civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer, receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom on her behalf from U.S. President Joe Biden in the East Room at the White House on January 4 ...

President Joe Biden, center, prepares to present the Presidential Medal ... was posthumously awarded her Medal of Freedom, which was accepted by Doris Hamer Richardson, a relative.