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Created by:
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909  Search this
Issued by:
Joel Elias Spingarn, American, 1875 - 1939  Search this
Received by:
Brigadier General Charles Young, American, 1864 - 1922  Search this
Medium:
gold
Dimensions:
Diameter: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
Type:
medals
Date:
1916
Description:
Circular solid gold Spingarn Medal awarded to Major Charles Young in 1916 by the NAACP. The front of the medal has Lady Justice holding a sword at her right side and the scales of justice in her left hand with the words "FOR MERIT" engraved beside her. The back of the medal has the words: "SPINGARN MEDAL awarded to Major Charles Young, U.S.A/February 22, 1916/BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE".
Topic:
African American  Search this
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Buffalo Soldiers  Search this
Military  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2012.3.1
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Awards and Medals
Exhibition:
Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
On View:
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56852f8a0-8cfb-4e09-b067-832897047f44
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.3.1