Minnijean BrownTrickey of the Civil Rights Movement’s Little Rock Nine—a group of African American teenagers who were a symbol of the ongoing fight over school segregation—spoke during the ceremony.“Malala reminds us of the power of pen over sword,” BrownTrickey said.
Prior to the ceremony,Time for Kids(TFK) met with Kerry Sautner,the National Constitution Center’s Vice President of Visitor Experience and Education,to talk about the Liberty Medal and the inspiring young woman who was to receive it.Sautner described the process of choosing each year’s recipient.“There is a huge committee,and we also work with outsiders and do public polls,” she told TFK.“It takes a while to whittle(削减) it down to a few top players.”
The first Liberty Medal was awarded in 1989 to Lech Walesa,who went on to become the president of Poland.Twentysix years later,Malala is the youngestever recipient,and the seventh to also win the Nobel Peace Prize.Sautner says that Malala and Walesa are both people who spread the concepts of freedom,equal rights,and liberty through their work.
Sautner added that not only does Malala have a powerful voice that speaks for children across the world,but she is a child,too.Malala’s age is one of the many reasons why she was chosen to receive the Liberty Medal,and why young people can learn so much from her.
As the youngest recipient of both the Nobel Peace Prize and the Liberty Medal,Malala has already displayed for the world her capabilities and plans for the future.Malala speaks out for the 57 million children worldwide who do not have the opportunity to attend school.She calls for countries to come together in peace,to lay down their weapons,and to use their money for education and schools,not wars.
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