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Harper Lee Awarded Medal of Freedom

Civil rights pioneer Hooks also receives highest civilian honor

By Colleen Barry,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 6, 2007 4:50 AM CST

(Newser) – Author Harper Lee and NAACP pioneer Benjamin Hooks yesterday received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian honor, for their work for racial equality. Lee, 81, wrote the 1960 Pulitzer-winning classic To Kill a Mockingbird, which challenged racism and was made into a powerful...   Read full story »

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