Rev CT Vivian, longtime civil rights activist, dies at 95
RNS Rev CT Vivian, a minister and advocate for civil rights who worked with Rev Martin Luther King, Jr, died on Friday in Atlanta. Cordy Tindell “CT” Vivian was 95. His daughter, Denise Morse, confirmed his death, describing him to Atlanta TV station 11Alive as “one of the most wonderful men who ever walked the Earth”. He […]
Joseph Lowery, minister, civil rights leader, friend of King, dies at 98
RNS Rev Joseph Lowery, a civil rights leader who worked closely with the Rev Martin Luther King, Jr, and prayed at President Obama’s first inauguration, died on Friday. Lowery was 98. “Tonight, the great Reverend Joseph E. Lowery transitioned from earth to eternity,” the King Center in Atlanta tweeted. “Our thoughts and prayers are with his […]