Category: Spingarn Medal
Categories: Prestigious Awards
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- This category contains profiles of recipients of the Spingarn Medal.
The Spingarn Medal is awarded annually by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) for outstanding achievement by an African American.
See: Space:Spingarn_Medal_Recipients
Person Profiles (93)
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Henry Aaron
05 Feb 1934 Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States - 22 Jan 2021
Alvin Ailey
05 Jan 1931 Rogers, Bell, Texas, United States - 01 Dec 1989
Marian Anderson
27 Feb 1897 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 08 Apr 1993
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Constance (Baker) Motley
14 Sep 1921 New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States - 28 Sep 2005
Harold (Belanfonte) Belafonte
01 Mar 1927 Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States - 25 Apr 2023
Horace Bond
14 Jan 1940 Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States - 15 Aug 2015
Thomas Bradley
29 Dec 1917 Calvert, Robertson, Texas, United States - 29 Sep 1998
William Braithwaite
06 Dec 1878 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 08 Jun 1962
Edward Brooke
26 Oct 1919 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 03 Jan 2015
Ralph Bunche
07 Aug 1904 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States - 09 Dec 1971
Henry Burleigh
02 Dec 1866 Erie, Pennsylvania, United States - 12 Sep 1949
Mary (Burnett) Talbert
17 Sep 1866 Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio, United States - 15 Oct 1923
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George Carver
abt 12 Jul 1864 Diamond, Newton, Missouri, United States - 05 Jan 1943
Charles Chesnutt
20 Jun 1858 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States - 18 Nov 1932
Kenneth Clark
14 Jul 1914 Panama Canal Zone - 01 May 2005
John Conyers
16 May 1929 Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan, United States - 27 Oct 2019
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Samuel Davis
08 Dec 1925 Harlem, New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA - 16 May 1990
Mabel (Doyle) Staupers
27 Feb 1890 Barbados, British West Indies - 30 Sep 1989
Charles Drew
03 Jun 1904 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 01 Apr 1950
William (DuBois) Du Bois
23 Feb 1868 Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA - 27 Aug 1963
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Edward Ellington
29 Apr 1899 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 24 May 1974
Medgar Evers
02 Jul 1925 Decatur, Newton, Mississippi, United States - 12 Jun 1963
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John Franklin
02 Jan 1915 Rentiesville, Oklahoma, United States - 25 Mar 2009
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Daisy (Gatson) Bates
11 Nov 1914 Huttig, Union, Arkansas, United States - 04 Nov 1999
Charles Gilpin
20 Nov 1878 Richmond, Virginia, United States - 06 May 1930
Archibald Grimké
17 Aug 1849 Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States - 25 Feb 1930
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Alexander Haley
11 Aug 1921 Ithaca, Tompkins, New York, United States - 10 Feb 1992
Jane (Harris) Hunter
13 Dec 1882 Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States - 19 Jan 1971
Richard Harrison
28 Sep 1864 London, Ontario, Canada - 14 Mar 1935
H cont.
William Hastie
17 Nov 1904 Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States - 14 Apr 1976
Roland Hayes
03 Jun 1887 Curryville, Gordon, Georgia, United States - 01 Jan 1977
Dorothy Height
24 Mar 1912 Richmond, Virginia, United States of America - 20 Apr 2010
Benjamin Hooks
31 Jan 1925 Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States - 15 Apr 2010
John Hope
02 Jun 1868 Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, United States - 20 Feb 1936
Lena Horne
30 Jun 1917 Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States - 09 May 2010
Charles Houston
abt 03 Sep 1895 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 22 Apr 1950
James Mercer Hughes
01 Feb 1901 Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, United States - 22 May 1967
Henry Hunt
10 Oct 1866 Georgia, United States - 01 Oct 1938
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James Johnson
abt 17 Jul 1871 Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, United States - 26 Jun 1938
John Johnson
19 Jan 1918 Arkansas City, Desha, Arkansas, United States of America - 08 Aug 2005
Marguerite (Johnson) Angelou
04 Apr 1928 St. Louis, Missouri, United States - 28 May 2014
Mordecai Johnson
04 Jan 1890 Paris, Henry, Tennessee, USA - 10 Sep 1976
Nathaniel Jones
12 May 1926 Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio, United States - 26 Jan 2020
Quincy Jones
14 Mar 1933 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 03 Nov 2024
Barbara Jordan
21 Feb 1936 Houston, Texas, United States - 17 Jan 1996
Percy Julian
11 Apr 1899 Alabama, United States - 19 Apr 1975
Ernest Just
14 Aug 1883 Charleston, South Carolina, United States - 27 Oct 1941
K
Damon Keith
04 Jul 1922 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States - 28 Apr 2019
Michael King
15 Jan 1929 501 Auburn Ave NE, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States - 04 Apr 1968
L
Theodore Lawless
06 Dec 1892 Thibodaux, Lafourche, Louisiana, United States of America - 01 May 1971
Jacob Lawrence
07 Sep 1917 Atlantic City, Atlantic, New Jersey, United States - 09 Jun 2000
John Lewis
21 Feb 1940 Troy, Pike, Alabama, United States - 17 Jul 2020
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Thoroughgood Marshall
02 Jul 1908 Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States - 24 Jan 1993
Benjamin Mays
01 Aug 1894 Greenwood, South Carolina, United States - 28 Mar 1984
Rosa (McCauley) Parks
04 Feb 1913 Tuskegee, Macon, Alabama, United States - 24 Oct 2005
Mary (McLeod) Bethune
10 Jul 1875 Mayesville, Sumter, South Carolina, United States - 18 May 1955
Clarence Mitchell
08 Mar 1911 Baltimore, Maryland, USA - 18 Mar 1984
Harry Moore
18 Nov 1905 Houston, Suwannee, Florida, United States - 25 Dec 1951
Robert Moton
26 Aug 1867 Amelia, Virginia, United States - 31 May 1940
Carl Murphy
17 Jan 1889 Baltimore, Maryland, United States - 25 Feb 1967
M cont.
Marie (Muse) Freeman
24 Nov 1916 Danville, Virginia, United States - 12 Jan 2018
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Jessye Norman
15 Sep 1945 Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, United States - 30 Sep 2019
O
Anthony Overton
18 Mar 1865 Monroe, Ouachita, Louisiana, USA - 02 Jul 1946
P
Gordon Parks
30 Nov 1912 Fort Scott, Bourbon, Kansas, United States - 07 Mar 2006
Frederick Patterson
10 Oct 1901 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 26 Apr 1988
Sidney Poitier
20 Feb 1927 Miami, Dade, Florida, USA - 06 Jan 2022
Colin Powell
05 Apr 1937 Harlem, New York County, New York, United States - 18 Oct 2021
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Asa Philip Randolph
15 Apr 1889 Crescent City, Putnam County, Florida, United States - 16 May 1979
Wilson Riles
27 Jun 1917 Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana, USA - 01 Apr 1999
Paul Robeson
09 Apr 1898 Princeton, New Jersey, United States - 23 Jan 1976
Jack Robinson
31 Jan 1919 Cairo, Grady, Georgia, United States - 24 Oct 1972
Carl Rowan
11 Aug 1925 Ravenscroft, White, Tennessee, United States - 23 Sep 2000
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Leon Sullivan
16 Oct 1922 Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States - 24 Apr 2001
Percy Sutton
24 Nov 1920 San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States - 26 Dec 2009
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Jefferson Thomas
19 Sep 1942 Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States - 05 Sep 2010
Cicely Tyson
19 Dec 1924 New York City, New York, USA - 28 Jan 2021
W
Ruby (Wallace) Dee
27 Oct 1922 Cleveland, Ohio, United States - 11 Jun 2014
Robert Weaver
29 Dec 1907 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 17 Jul 1997
Oliver (White) Hill
01 May 1907 Richmond, Virginia, United States - 05 Aug 2007
Walter White
01 Jul 1893 Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States of America - 21 Mar 1955
Roy Wilkins
30 Aug 1901 St. Louis, Missouri, United States - 08 Sep 1981
Paul Williams
18 Feb 1894 Los Angeles, California, USA - 23 Jan 1980
Carter Woodson
19 Dec 1875 New Canton, Buckingham County, Virginia, United States - 03 Apr 1950
Louis Wright
23 Jul 1891 LaGrange, Troup, Georgia, United States - 08 Oct 1952
Richard Wright
04 Sep 1908 Rucker's Plantation, Roxie, Mississippi, United States - 28 Nov 1960
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Max (Yeargan) Yergan
19 Jul 1892 Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United States - 11 Apr 1975
Charles Young
12 Mar 1864 Mays Lick, Mason, Kentucky, United States - 08 Jan 1922
Coleman Young
24 May 1918 Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States - 29 Nov 1997
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