The National Constitution Center's annual Liberty Medal honors men and women of courage and conviction who strive to secure the blessings of liberty to people around the globe. On Friday, October 17, 2025, we honored beloved Broadway hit, Hamilton, which marks its 10th anniversary this year, and the acclaimed historian and biographer, Ron Chernow, whose book inspired the musical.

The 2025 Liberty Medal Ceremony

The 37th annual Liberty Medal was awarded on October 17, 2025, to the beloved Broadway hit, Hamilton, which marks its 10th anniversary this year, and the acclaimed historian and biographer, Ron Chernow, whose book inspired the musical. The Liberty Medal ceremony took place at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.

In addition to a fireside chat between Ron Chernow and NCC President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen, the ceremony included performances from Philadelphia native Ta'Rea Campbell, who played Angelica Schuyler in the national tour of Hamilton for five years, and Heather Leslie Sanchez, a senior at Piscataway Magnet School, the 2024-2025 Hamilton Education Program competition winner.

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The 2025 Liberty Medal Recipients

Ron Chernow, a masterful storyteller of American history, brings our nation's past vividly to life through his award-winning biographies of extraordinary figures. His debut, The House of Morgan, received the National Book Award, while Washington: A Life earned the Pulitzer Prize for Biography. His celebrated Alexander Hamilton won the George Washington Book Prize. A two-time finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, Chernow is one of only three living biographers to be honored with the Gold Medal for Biography from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. A former president of PEN America, he has also been awarded nine honorary doctorates. His most recent biography of Mark Twain was published in May and debuted as number one on The New York Times bestseller list. The Times of London hailed the book as "a model biography, one of the finest of recent years."

Based on Ron Chernow's acclaimed biography and set to a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B, and Broadway, Hamilton has had a profound impact on culture, politics, and education. In addition to its 11 Tony Awards, it has won Grammy and Olivier Awards, the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and an unprecedented special citation from the Kennedy Center Honors. Hamilton features a book, music, and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, direction by Thomas Kail, choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler, and musical supervision and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire. Hamilton's portion of the Liberty Medal prize will benefit Gilder Lehrman's Hamilton Education Program.

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