WASHINGTON — In one of his last official acts as president, Joe Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 ...

The ceremony unfolded in the historic White House East Room, where President Biden reflected on its legacy as the site […] ...

Explain the testimony Fannie Lou Hamer gave when she went to register to vote. What did she state in her remarks at the Democratic National Convention? What was the issue with it airing?

President Biden celebrated 19 recipients, with the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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 ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the East Room of the White House on a particularly frigid Saturday afternoon, President Joe Biden bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 of the most famous names ...

President Joe Biden awarded Mississippian Fannie Lou Hamer with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Hamer was a founder of the ...

Fannie Lou Hamer was born ... and SNCC field secretary Bob Moses saw her as a potential leader. He sent Charles McLaurin, a young activist, to find Hamer and bring her to a SNCC conference at ...

Other recipients included former Secretary of State ... the first African-American to perform at the Metropolitan Opera. Fannie Lou Hamer, who famously registered Black voters throughout the ...