Mavis
Staples
to
receive
Underground
Railroad
museum
award
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CINCINNATI
- The
National
Underground
Railroad
Freedom
Center
in
Cincinnati
says it
plans to
celebrate
the life
of
singer
and
activist
Mavis
Staples
with one
of the
museum’s
highest
honors.
The
center
will
present
Staples
with the
Everyday
Freedom
Hero
Award at
a
reception
on
Friday.
Staples
will
receive
the
reward
prior to
her
concert
performance,
“An
Evening
with
Mavis
Staples.”
Tickets
are
available
for the
event.
The
reception
will be
open to
ticketholders
for the
concert.
The
Freedom
Center
says it
created
the
Everyday
Freedom
Hero
Award to
recognize
individuals
and
organizations
that
strive
to live
up to
the
ideals
of the
Underground
Railroad
movement
while
using
their
resources
for the
well-being
and
betterment
of their
communities.
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