Danny Glover and Cicely Tyson are among the winners of the 2011 Freedom Awards, sponsored by the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis. In honor of the museum’s 20th anniversary, the awards expanded this year and are being presented to civil rights pioneers in education, sports, humanitarianism, the arts, activism and legal justice. Tyson was selected for her contributions to the arts. Glover was chosen for his contributions to activism.
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