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5 days ago · Here are Mississippi's Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients: 2024: Civil rights leader and World War II veteran Medgar Wiley Evers was murdered outside his Jackson home on June 12, 1963. 2014 ...
5 days ago · Ten Mississippians were awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom between 1964 and 2024. ... Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients from Mississippi. Lici Beveridge. Eudora Welty in 1993.
2 days ago · President Barack Obama awarded 123 medals, the most ever, followed by President Ronald Reagan with 100 medal recipients. [3] [4] [5] Two people, Ellsworth Bunker and Colin Powell, are two-time recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Colin Powell received his second award with Distinction, [6] while Ellsworth Bunker was given both of ...
4 days ago · The other medal recipients are: — Gregory Boyle, a Jesuit Catholic priest who founded and runs Homeboy Industries, a gang-intervention and rehabilitation program. — Phil Donahue, a journalist ...
6 days ago · President Joe Biden awards the nation's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to Sumter native Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., during a ceremony in the East Room of the White ...
6 days ago · The White House said the recipients are “exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the United States, world peace, or other significant societal, public or private endeavors.” The 10 men and nine women hail from the worlds of politics, sports, entertainment, civil rights and LGBTQ+ advocacy, science and religion.
5 days ago · May 6, 2024 at 4:17 AM ET. President Joe Biden announced on Friday the 19 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, with the Academy Award-winning Michelle Yeoh as one of them, according to ...
