Civil rights leader C.T. Vivian, a close associate of Dr. Martin Luther King during his crusade for racial equality, has died at the age of 95.
July 17 (UPI) — Civil rights leader C. T. Vivian, a close associate of Dr. Martin Luther King during his crusade for racial equality, has died at the age of 95.
Vivian died early Friday in Atlanta, relatives said.
Vivian, a Black Baptist minister, was one of King’s staunchest supporters and most effective aides with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference during the 1960s, as the organization spearheaded a non-violent campaign to end segregation in the South.
