C. T. Vivian
Cordy Tindell "C. T." Vivian (July 30, 1924[1] – July 17, 2020) was an American minister and author. He was a close friend and lieutenant of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. during the Civil Rights Movement. Vivian founded the C. T. Vivian Leadership Institute, Inc. Rev. Vivian was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.[2]
C. T. Vivian | |
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 Vivian preaching at Brown Chapel, March 7, 2010, on the 45th anniversary of the Bloody Sunday march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. | |
| Born | Cordy Tindell Vivian July 30, 1924 Boonville, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | July 17, 2020 (aged 95) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Occupation | minister, author |
On August 8, 2013, President Barack Obama named Rev. Vivian as a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Vivian died on July 17, 2020 in Atlanta at the age of 95.[3]
C. T. Vivian Media
Vivian receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom
References
- ↑ Etheridge, Eric (2008). Breach of Peace. New York: Atlas and Company. p. 40.
- ↑ "Civil rights veterans join Martin Luther King Jr.'s fraternity; Alpha Phi Alpha holds initiation ceremony in Atlanta". Alpha Phi Alpha. 10 December 2010. Archived from the original on 2015-02-03. Retrieved 2013-11-21.
- ↑ "C.T. Vivian, civil rights hero and intellectual, dead at 95". Archived from the original on 2020-07-17. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
Other websites
- C.T. Vivian's oral history video excerpts at The National Visionary Leadership Project
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