C.T. Vivian, civil rights hero and intellectual, dead at 95

By artappraiser on Fri, 07/17/2020 - 11:32pm |

By Ernie Suggs @ AJC.com, 20 hrs. ago

Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient known for his historic confrontation in Selma

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Obama on twitter:

Some thoughts on the Reverend C.T. Vivian, a pioneer who pulled America closer to our founding ideals and a friend who I will miss greatly. pic.twitter.com/kDsGhU2BF4
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) July 17, 2020

by artappraiser on Fri, 07/17/2020 - 11:34pm

The Rev. C.T. Vivian, a civil rights veteran who worked alongside the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and later led the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, has died at age 95. His civil rights work stretched back more than six decades. https://t.co/6ChLbYSalS
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 17, 2020

by artappraiser on Sat, 07/18/2020 - 1:19am

C.T. Vivian to lie in state at Georgia Capitol https://t.co/9naMXujgIq
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) July 22, 2020

by artappraiser on Wed, 07/22/2020 - 7:57pm

C.T. Vivian, civil rights hero and intellectual, dead at 95

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