The Humane Order of African Redemption, an
order presented by the government of
Liberia, was founded on January 13, 1879 during the presidency of
Anthony W. Gardiner. It is awarded for humanitarian work in Liberia, for acts supporting and assisting the Liberian nation and to individuals who have played a prominent role in the emancipation of
African Americans and the pursuit of equal rights.
The Order replaced the older Liberian "Lone Star Medal".
The three grades of the Order are:
''* Grand Commander:'' The Grand Commander wears a wide ribbon on the right shoulder and the star of the Order on the left.
''* Knight Commander:'' The Knight Commander, wears a ribbon around the neck and a smaller but otherwise identical star.
''* Officer:'' The Officer wears a narrow ribbon with rosette on the left.
The Regalia of the Order
The medallion is a white enamel five pointed star with five gold balls on the points and golden rays between the arms. On the front of the star is the
Coat of Arms of Liberia
The coat of arms of Liberia consists of a shield containing a picture of a 19th-century ship arriving in Liberia. The ship represents the ships which brought the freed slaves from the United States to Liberia. Above the shield, the national motto ...
. On the reverse, the image of black people praying with broken chains under a cross with the motto "The love of liberty brought us here". The ribbon is red with one blue and three white stripes.
Recipients
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Marian Anderson
Marian Anderson (February 27, 1897April 8, 1993) was an American contralto. She performed a wide range of music, from opera to spirituals. Anderson performed with renowned orchestras in major concert and recital venues throughout the United ...
*
A. Doris Banks Henries
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Sepp Blatter
*
Edward Wilmot Blyden
Edward Wilmot Blyden (3 August 1832 – 7 February 1912) was a Liberian educator, writer, diplomat, and politician who was primarily active in West Africa. Born in the Danish West Indies, he joined the waves of black immigrants from the ...
*
Anna E. Cooper
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Varney Ebrima Dempster
*
Ijoma Robert Flemister
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James Walter Flemister
*
Francis Gbassagee
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Billy Graham
William Franklin Graham Jr. (November 7, 1918 – February 21, 2018) was an American evangelist and an ordained Southern Baptist minister who became well known internationally in the late 1940s. He was a prominent evangelical Christi ...
*
Asa Grant Hilliard
Asa G. Hilliard III (August 22, 1933 – August 13, 2007), also known as Nana Baffour Amankwatia II, was an African-American professor of educational psychology who worked on indigenous ancient African history (ancient Egyptian), culture, educa ...
*
Marjon Kamara
*
Jacques Paul Klein
Jacques Paul Klein is a retired United States diplomat, who served as head of three United Nations peacekeeping missions: the United Nations Transitional Administration for Eastern Slavonia (UNTAES) from January 17, 1996, to August 1, 1997, the ...
*
Ellen Margrethe Løj
*
H.T. Maclin
*
Francois Eugene Massaquoi
Francois Eugene Massaquoi (died 16 April 2001) was a Liberian warlord and politician. Massaquoi led the Lofa Defense Force during the First Liberian Civil War, and later became a government minister. He died in 2001 under mysterious circumstance ...
*
Gordon Mellish
Gordon may refer to:
People
* Gordon (given name), a masculine given name, including list of persons and fictional characters
* Gordon (surname), the surname
* Gordon (slave), escaped to a Union Army camp during the U.S. Civil War
* Clan Gordon, ...
, missionary with
Baptist Mid-Missions
*
Mary Lee Mills
Mary Lee Mills (August 1912 – February 2, 2010) was an American nurse. Born into a family of eleven children, she attended the Lincoln Hospital School of Nursing and graduated in a nursing degree and became a registered nurse. After working as ...
*
Hendrik Pieter Nicolaas Muller
*
Dougbeh Chris Nyan
Dougbeh Chris Nyan is a Liberian medical doctor, a biomedical research scientist, social activist and inventor. He specializes in infectious disease research.
Education
Nyan studied chemistry and zoology at the College of Science and Technolo ...
*
George Thomas Reffell
George may refer to:
People
* George (given name)
* George (surname)
* George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George
* George Washington, First President of the United States
* George W. Bush, 43rd Presid ...
*
Solomon Sipply
Solomon (; , ),, ; ar, سُلَيْمَان, ', , ; el, Σολομών, ; la, Salomon also called Jedidiah ( Hebrew: , Modern: , Tiberian: ''Yăḏīḏăyāh'', "beloved of Yah"), was a monarch of ancient Israel
The history of ...
*
David Meserve Thomas
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...
*
Alex J. Tyler
*
George Toe Washington
*
Arsène Wenger
*
Claude Le Roy
*
Cletus Wotorson[
* Suraj Abdurrahman
* Kimmie Weeks
]
References
External links
Humane Order of African Redemption, Officer
Order of African Redemption, Commander - The OMSA Medal Database
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Humane Order of African Redemption
Awards established in 1879
1879 establishments in Africa