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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

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Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr. today with this photograph of King, surrounded by other ministers, in Selma at the funeral of James Reeb, slain Unitarian minister.

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Happy Easter!

An Easter play put on by the Junior Fellowship of the First Unitarian Society of Kenosha, 1958.

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Commemorating the March on Washington, August 28, 1963

Approximately 250,000 people marched from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial to show their support for civil rights on this day in 1963. Billed as the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, it culminated with Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic “I Have a Dream” speech.  

Many religious organizations took part in the march, including Unitarian Universalists. The above photos show various UU congregations and church groups who traveled to Washington DC to show their support for civil rights.