NAACP Spingarn Medal awarded to Major Charles Young
date: label: Date
content: 1916
name: label: Created by
content: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
label: Issued by
content: Joel Elias Spingarn, American, 1875 - 1939
label: Received by
content: Brigadier General Charles Young, American, 1864 - 1922
notes: label: Description
content: Circular solid gold Spingarn Medal awarded to Major Charles Young in 1916 by the NAACP. The front of the medal has Lady Justice holding a sword at her right side and the scales of justice in her left hand with the words "FOR MERIT" engraved beside her. The back of the medal has the words: "SPINGARN MEDAL awarded to Major Charles Young, U.S.A/February 22, 1916/BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE".
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Buffalo Soldiers
label: Topic
content: Military
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Awards, Medals, and Insignia
label: Exhibition
content: Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.3.1
objectType: label: Type
content: medals
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: gold
label: Dimensions
content: Diameter: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)