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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.
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Which gold medal is awarded to an African American for the highest achievement in his or her field of activity?
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
What is spingarn medal?
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..
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