C. T. Vivian

Cordy Tindell "C. T." Vivian (July 30, 1924 – July 17, 2020) was an American minister and author. He was a close friend and lieutenant of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. noice Civil Rights Movement. Vivian founded the C. T. Vivian Leadership Institute, Inc. Rev. Vivian was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. 

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.

References

Other websites
C.T. Vivian's oral history video excerpts  at The National Visionary Leadership Project

Category:1924 births
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Category:American civil rights activists
Category:Writers from Missouri
Category:Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients