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C. T. (Cordy Tindell) Vivian interview (Part 2)

Collection:: Voices Across The Color Line Oral History Collection, 2005-2006
Title:: C. T. (Cordy Tindell) Vivian interview (Part 2)
Creator:: Vivian, C. T. (Cordy Tindell), 1924-
Merritt, Carole
Publisher:: Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center, 130 West Paces Ferry RD, Atlanta, GA 30305
Date of Original:: 2006-03-15
2006-04-06
2006-05-02
Subject:: African Americans--History
Civil rights
Racism
African Americans
Religion
Education
Race discrimination
Race relations
Politics & government--Georgia
Politics & government--United States
Lincoln University (Jefferson City, Mo.)
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.)
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Congress of Racial Equality
Western Omaha University
American Baptist Partnering
Jackson Jail
Parksman Prison
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
Cosmopolitan Community Church
People:: Vivian, C. T. (Cordy Tindell), 1924-
Farmer, Jim
Lewis, John, 1940-2020
Carmichael, Stokely, 1941-1998
Lawson, Jim
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
Loppy, Turner
Hill, Jesse, 1926-2012
Walker, Walter
Cotton, Dorothy F., 1930-2018
Babble, Jim
Orange, James
Location:: United States, Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, 33.52066, -86.80249
United States, Georgia, Atlanta Metropolitan Area, 33.8498, 84.4383
Type:: MovingImage
Format:: video/mp4
Description:: In these separate interviews, Reverend C.T. (Cordy Tindell) Vivian discusses his involvement in the Civil Rights Movement during the 1960s. Vivian was involved in civil rights activities throughout several Southern cities. He played a significant role in voters’ registration in Nashville, Tennessee, and the desegregation of the beaches in St. Augustine, Florida. Vivian ends the interview by discussing non-violent themes and how the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) challenged radical violence that was characteristic of Mississippi on a national level.
Dr. Reverend Cordy Tindell Vivian, known as C. T. Vivian (1924- ), was born in Booneville, Missouri. He is a minister, author, and was a close friend and lieutenant of Martin Luther King, Jr. during the Civil Rights Movement. His family moved to Illinois when he was six and they lived in a poor integrated neighborhood. Vivian attended seminary at American Baptist College in Nashville, Tennessee. In 2008, Vivian founded and incorporated the C. T. Vivian Leadership Institute, Inc. (CTVLI) in Atlanta, Georgia. He also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013.
Local Identifier:: VIS 180.029.002
Metadata URL:: http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/VACL/id/72
Digital Object URL:: https://www.youtube.com/embed/90pfRVwzMpU
Language:: eng
Additional Rights Information:: This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S Code) Permission for use must be cleared through The Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
Extent:: 6:03:57 hours
Original Collection:: MSS 990, Voices Across the Color Line oral history transcriptions, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center
Contributing Institution:: Atlanta History Center
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