George Polk Award received by Wilbert Rideau for The Angolite

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A rectangular black wall plaque featuring an engraving in white of a quill pen and text on the upper half reading "LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY / THE / GEORGE / POLK / AWARD." A brass circular addition at the bottom left is engraved with the text "Special Interest Reporting / Wilber Rideau / The Angolite". A hole is bored into the upper center of the reverse for hanging the plaque. A label for the engraving company Malcolm & Hayes of New York City is adhered below the hole.

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