Human and Civil Rights Awards Program
Every year, since 1967, NEA has honored human and civil rights heroes at a black-tie awards dinner. And every year, those heroes have inspired us.
This celebration is inextricably linked to NEA's 1966 merger with the American Teachers Association (ATA). ATA represented Black teachers in segregated schools, and for many years, it held a human and civil rights awards dinner. After the merger, NEA proudly carried on the tradition.
We honor our past and rededicate ourselves to the unfinished task of creating a just society. We owe it to the children and young people we educate. And we believe, as did Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., that people of conscience, acting together, can achieve "justice for all."
Take a Look at the 2013 HCR Award Winners
Reg Weaver Award
Virginia Uribe Award for Creative Leadership in Human Rights
Leo Reano Memorial Award
Georgie I. Sanchez Memorial Award
Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Award
Mary Hatwood Futrell Award
Carter G. Woodson Memorial Award
NEA President’s Award
Applegate Dorros Peach & International Understanding Award
Ellison S. Onizuka Award
Rosena J. Willis Memorial Award
H. Councill Trenholm Memorial Award
