C.T. Vivian, July 30, 1924-July 17, 2020
C.T. Vivian passed away today at 95 years old. A Baptist minister, civil rights leader, and part of Martin Luther King Jr.’s core circle, Vivian took part in Freedom Rides, marched in Selma for equal voting rights, and remained an advocate for racial equality his entire life. In 2013, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama.
These photos are from Selma in 1965, as he marched alongside other clergy, including president of the Unitarian Universalist Association, Dana McLean Greeley









