C. T. Vivian

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C. T. Vivian was a prominent American civil rights leader and close ally of Martin Luther King Jr., known for his key role in nonviolent protests and voter registration efforts during the Civil Rights Movement.

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instanceOf Christian minister
author
civil rights activist
human
awardReceived NAACP Image Award
National Civil Rights Museum Freedom Award
Presidential Medal of Freedom
causeOfDeath natural causes
clergyType Baptist minister
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1924-07-30
dateOfDeath 2020-07-17
educatedAt American Baptist College
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
familyName Vivian
founded C. T. Vivian Leadership Institute
Vision, Inc.
fullName Cordy Tindell Vivian
genre non-fiction
givenName Cordy
honoredBy Barack Obama
surface form: President Barack Obama
influenced later generations of civil rights activists
influencedBy Martin Luther King Jr.
knownFor close ally of Martin Luther King Jr.
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Southern Christian Leadership Conference
movement American civil rights movement
surface form: American Civil Rights Movement
notableFor leadership in sit-ins and freedom rides
nonviolent civil rights activism
voter registration efforts in the American South
notableWork Black Power and the American Myth
numberOfChildren 6
occupation activist
author
minister
participatedIn Freedom Rides
Nashville sit-ins
Selma to Montgomery marches
surface form: Selma voting rights campaign
placeOfBirth Boonville, Missouri
surface form: Booneville, Missouri, United States
placeOfBurial South-View Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
placeOfDeath Atlanta
surface form: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
politicalIdeology nonviolence
positionHeld National Director of Affiliates of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
religion Christianity
residence Atlanta
surface form: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
sexOrGender male
spouse Octavia Geans Vivian

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Nashville sit-ins organizedBy C. T. Vivian
Nashville sit-ins keyFigure C. T. Vivian