Smithsonian’s Great Americans Medal | Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Becoming RBG
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Learn about Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s 27 years on the Supreme Court as a jurist and trailblazer committed to dismantling discrimination for those denied equal justice under the law. The second of two biographical videos (see the first here: https://youtu.be/ENRnF1t34jM) created for the Smithsonian’s posthumous Great Americans Medal presentation to Justice Ginsburg. Watch the full program, including the medal presentation and an object donation by the Justice’s daughter, Professor Jane C. Ginsburg, and son James Ginsburg: https://youtu.be/078e1iYwPZI. The Great Americans Medal is awarded for lifetime contributions embodying American ideas and ideals, and honors individuals who have not only made a lasting impact in their fields, but whose philanthropic and humanitarian endeavors set them apart. View more Great Americans videos at: https://s.si.edu/GreatAmericans. For more on the Great Americans Medal and its recipients, visit https://greatamericans.si.edu.
