who established the last award?
President John F. Kennedy
Presidential Medal of Freedom
President John F. Kennedy
gather together in my name maya angelou summary Angelou expands upon many themes that she started discussing in her first autobiography, including motherhood and family, racism, identity, education and literacy. Rita becomes closer to her mother in this book, and goes through a variety of jobs and relationships as she tries to provide for her young son and find her place in the world. what is "gather together in my name"? A memoir who is the author? Maya Angelou how is racism involved in this? It gives a historical overview of the places she was living in at the time, how she coped within the context of a larger white society, and the ways that her story played out within that context. when was it published? 1974 where was the author from? St. Louis, Missouri has she written any other book? "Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas" which award has she won? Spingarn Medal, the National Medal of Arts and the Presidential Medal of Freedom
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Presidential Medal of Freedom [SEP] History of the award
Similar in name to the Medal of Freedom, but much closer in meaning and precedence to the Medal for Merit, the Presidential Medal of Freedom is currently the supreme civilian decoration in precedence in the United States, whereas the Medal of Freedom was inferior in precedence to the Medal for Merit; the Medal of Freedom was awarded by any of three Cabinet secretaries, whereas the Medal for Merit was awarded by the president, as is the Presidential Medal of Freedom. President John F. Kennedy established the current decoration in 1963 through , with unique and distinctive insignia, vastly expanded purpose, and far higher prestige.