What is National Humanities Medal?
'''The National Humanities Medal''' is an [[award]] that is given to people or groups that have helped [[Americans]] learn from and enjoy the [[Humanities]]. The award is given by the [[President of the United States]]. One version of the award was first given out in 1988. It was called the '''Charles Frankel Prize in the Humanities'''. In 1997 it was renamed as the National Humanities Medal.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The National Endowment for the Humanities|url=https://www.neh.gov/taxonomy/term/246|access-date=2022-12-30|website=The National Endowment For The Humanities|language=en}}</ref> In any year, the President may name as many as twelve people or groups to get the medal. The number of awards is different for each President. For example, [[Barack Obama|President Obama]] gave 71 medals between 2009 and 2015, but [[Donald Trump|President Trump]] only gave 7 medals in 2019 and 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The National Endowment for the Humanities|url=https://www.neh.gov/taxonomy/term/246|access-date=2022-12-30|website=The National Endowment For The Humanities|language=en}}</ref> == Award winners == === Individuals === Some well-known people who have gotten the medal are singer [[Elton John]], musician [[Wynton Marsalis]], novelist [[Madeleine L'Engle]], chef [[Alice Waters]], poet [[John Ashbery]], historian [[Henry Louis Gates Jr.|Henry Louis Gates, Jr]]., and film director [[Steven Spielberg]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The National Endowment for the Humanities|url=https://www.neh.gov/taxonomy/term/246|access-date=2022-12-30|website=The National Endowment For The Humanities|language=en}}</ref> === Groups === Some groups and [[Institution|institutions]] that have gotten the National Humanities Medal are the Prison University Project,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Prison University Project|url=https://www.neh.gov/about/awards/national-humanities-medals/prison-university-project|access-date=2022-12-30|website=The National Endowment for the Humanities|language=en}}</ref> the American Antiquarian Society,<ref>{{Cite web|title=A