Award Springarn Medal

Congressional Gold Medal (1999)

Presidential Medal of Freedom (1996)

Rosa Parks Freedom Award (1963)

Dignity Overdue Award (1965)

Capitol Press Club Martin Luther King Jr. Award (1968)

NAACP Martin Luther King Jr. Award (1980)

Michigan Women's Hall of Fame (1983)

Candace Award (1984)

Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience Award (1992)

National Women's Hall of Fame (1993)

Windsor–Detroit International Freedom Festival Freedom Award (1999)

Alabama Governor's Medal of Honor (2000)

Alabama Academy Award (2000)

International Institute Heritage Hall of Fame Award (2003)

National Freedom Award (2002)