As a founder of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, she challenged the political establishment to include Black voices, ultimately paving the way for the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Denzel Washington joined 17 other honorees in receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White ... activist and co-founder of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party Fannie Lou ...

The Presidential Medal of Freedom was awarded 654 ... Michael J. Fox and Denzel Washington get ... who founded the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and laid the groundwork ...

Democratic philanthropist George Soros and actor-director Denzel Washington were also awarded the nation’s ... who founded the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and laid the groundwork ...

President Joe Biden, center, prepares to present the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Nation’s highest civilian honor, to Denzel Washington in the East Room of the White House, Saturday, Jan ...

They are going to Fannie Lou Hamer, who founded the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and laid the groundwork for the 1965 Voting Rights Act; former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy; George W ...

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Democratic philanthropist George Soros and actor-director Denzel Washington were awarded the nation's highest civilian honor.

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the East Room of the White House on a particularly frigid Saturday afternoon, President Joe Biden bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 of the most famous names ...

As a founder of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, she challenged the political establishment to include Black voices, ultimately paving the way for the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965.

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — In the East Room of the White House on a particularly frigid Saturday afternoon, President Joe Biden bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 of the most famous ...