Tuskegee Airmen Congressional Gold Medal
date: label: Date
content: 2007
name: label: Commissioned by
content: United States Department of the Treasury, American, founded 1789
label: Subject of
content: Tuskegee Airmen, 1941 - 1946
label: Created by
content: United States Mint, American, founded 1792
notes: label: Caption
content: The Congressional Gold Medal is the highest civilian recognition awarded by the U.S. Congress. This medal was presented to the Tuskegee Airmen, African American pilots flying for the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. Awarded on March 29, 2007, the medal recognized their “unique military record that inspired revolutionary reform in the Armed Forces.”
label: Description
content: A gold medal featuring three men in profile in the center, with "TUSKEGEE AIRMEN" at top and an eagle with spread wings at the bottom.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Aeronautics
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Tuskegee Airmen
label: Topic
content: World War II
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Awards, Medals, and Insignia
label: Movement
content: Civil Rights Movement
label: Exhibition
content: Double Victory: The African American Military Experience
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 053
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: 2007.8
objectType: label: Type
content: medals
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: gold
label: Dimensions
content: 2 15/16 × 2 15/16 × 3/16 in. (7.5 × 7.5 × 0.5 cm)