[DOC] [TLE] Spingarn Medal - Wikipedia [PAR] The Spingarn Medal is awarded annually by the National Association for the 
Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) for outstanding achievement by an 
African American. ... 1925 James Weldon Johnson (poet, Executive Secretary of 
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President of Atlanta University; distinguished leader of his race. ... 1938: NO 
AWARD GIVEN ... Singer and Actor chosen for distinguished achievement in the 
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NAACP AWARDS THIS MEDAL ANNUALLY FOR OUTSTANDING 
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View the complete list of past Spingarn honorees. THE SPINGARN MEDAL was 
instituted in 1914 by the late J.E. Spingarn (then Chairman of the NAACP Board 
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his announcement Chavis said: "The Spingarn Medal was instituted in 1914 by 
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Drug... [DOC] [TLE] Today in Black History, 2/25/2015 - The Charles H. Wright Museum ... [PAR] Caliver earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Knoxville, College in 1915, his 
Master of ... a nine-part radio series that showcased African American history and 
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America's children within the ... In 1919, he was awarded the NAACP Spingarn 
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1979, Ailey received the Capezio Award and the Springarn Medal from the .... 
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This stamp was issued September 1,. 1994. AFRICAN AMERICANS ON STAMPS
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helped the civil rights of African-American people. 2. ... She won the Spingarn 
Medal, the NAACP's highest award, and the prestigious Martin Luther King Jr 
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Question: In 1994 the NAACP awarded this poetess its Spingarn Medal for highest achievement by a black American
Answer: Maya Angelou