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When Barack Obama Presented Him With the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Former President Barack Obama awarded Sidney with the Presidential Medal of Freedom during his first term at The White House in 2009. Sidney's medal was the highest civilian honor, celebrating him for his artistic and humanitarian achievements, through which he broke barriers both on and off the silver screen.

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