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Congressional Medal of Honor Not to be confused with 'Medal of Honor' or 'Congressional Medal' A Congressional Gold Medal is an award bestowed by the United States Congress; the Congressional Gold Medal and the Presidential Medal of Freedom are the highest civilian awards in the United States. It is awarded to persons "who have performed an achievement that has an impact on American history an...
Congressional Silver Medal ==A Congressional Silver Medal is an award bestowed by the United States Congress. They have been made in either non-portable (not designed to be worn) or decoration (designed to be worn) form.Congress has been authorizing gold medals since George Washington received the first one in 1776. Occasionally Congress will authorize a silver medal in conjunction with the hig...
In January 2022, the Washington Post published a remarkable database of every member of the United States Congress known to have enslaved other Americans -- a list containing 1,715 names. This project aims to: Add every member of Congress from that list, building new tree branches as needed Note the member of Congress' status as an enslaver on their profile Help add documentation to pr...