Fannie Lou Hamer, a Mississippi civil rights activist was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on January 4 alongside 18 others.
The White House said the Medal of Freedom recipients have made “exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or ...
WASHINGTON D.C., DC — In the East Room ... former Attorney General and Sen. Robert F. Kennedy; Ash Carter, a former secretary of defense; and Fannie Lou Hamer, who founded the Mississippi ...
Democratic philanthropist George Soros and actor-director Denzel Washington were also ... former Attorney General and Sen. Robert F. Kennedy; Ash Carter, a former secretary of defense; and Fannie ...