Biden awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19, including Evers, Pelosi and Ledecky

That’s wonderful news. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian award of the United States. It recognizes those people who have made “an especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of the U.S., world peace, cultural or other significant public or private endeavors.” The honorees you mentioned — Medgar Evers, Nancy Pelosi, and Katie Ledecky — have all made substantial contributions in their respective field. Medgar Evers was a civil rights activist, Nancy