Spingarn, SPIHN gahrn, Medal is an annual award that was instituted by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1914. The award was named for Joel Elias Spingarn, who was then chairman of the NAACP's board of directors. Gold medals are given each year to the black American who reached the highest achievement in his or her field in the previous year or over a period of time. See also National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; Spingarn, Joel E..
The answer is the Spingarn Medal which was instituted in 1914 by Joel Elias Spingarn, chariman of the NAACP The answer is the Spingarn Medal which was instituted in 1914 by Joel Elias Spingarn, chariman of the NAACP
The Spingarn Prize is the NAACP's highest award, a gold medal. It is named for its creator, an early founder and Chairman of the Board of the NAACP, Joel Spingarn.Mr Spingarn, a white man, created the award for outstanding achievement by an African American, and funded it with a $20,000 gift to the NAACP.
Colin Powell received 4 Defense Distinguished Service Medals, 2 Army Distinguished Service Medals, 1 Air Force Distinguished Service Medal, 1 Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal, 1 Navy Distinguished Service Medal, a Defense Superior Service Medal, 2 Legion of Merits, a Soldier's Medal, and a Purple Heart.
Jim thorpe
he got a medal in the war for being the general
Spingarn Medal was created in 1915.
The answer is the Spingarn Medal which was instituted in 1914 by Joel Elias Spingarn, chariman of the NAACP The answer is the Spingarn Medal which was instituted in 1914 by Joel Elias Spingarn, chariman of the NAACP
The Spingarn Medal is awarded at the annual convention of the NAACP.
marian anderson
the Spingarn medal. this medal was the NAACPs highest honor.
In 1944
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Langston Hughes was awarded the Spingarn Medal in 1960 for his outstanding achievement in the field of literature.
one of them was the Spingarn Medal
Wayne Gretzky
She only got three medals, the Civil rights medal, the Martin Luther King Jr. medal, and the Spingarn medal,
yes she did i only no one but she won NACCP's SPINGARN medal