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          Little did the late Rev. C.T. Vivian know that Mississippi's capital city would one day recognize him with a day in tribute to his Civil Rights....

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          A Powerful Flame That Burned Brightly.

        1. Vivian was born in Boonville, Missouri, moved to Macomb, Illinois where he graduated from Western Illinois University and then went to.
        2. Little did the late Rev. C.T. Vivian know that Mississippi's capital city would one day recognize him with a day in tribute to his Civil Rights.
        3. Born on farmland that had been in the family dating back to the days when Missouri became the first slave state to free its enslaved population.
        4. - C. T. Vivian was born in in Howard County, Missouri, married Octavia Genes, and had four children.

          5. T. Vivian

          American minister, writer, and civil rights activist (1924–2020)

          C. T. Vivian

          C. T. Vivian in September 2015

          Born

          Cordy Tindell Vivian


          (1924-07-30)July 30, 1924

          Boonville, Missouri, U.S.

          DiedJuly 17, 2020(2020-07-17) (aged 95)

          Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

          Resting placeWestview Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia
          Occupations

          Cordy Tindell Vivian (July 30, 1924 – July 17, 2020) was an American minister, author, and close friend and lieutenant of Martin Luther King Jr.

          during the civil rights movement. He resided in Atlanta, Georgia, and founded the C. T. Vivian Leadership Institute, Inc. He was a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.[1]

          Senator Barack Obama, speaking at Selma's Brown Chapel on the March 2007, anniversary of the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches, referred to Vivian in his opening remarks in the words of Martin L.

          King Jr. as "the greatest preacher to ever live."[2]

          Early life

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