C. T. Vivian, a pioneering civil rights organizer and field general for the Rev. Two of his daughters, Kira Vivian and Denise Morse, confirmed the death. Mr. Vivian had been in hospice care, Ms. Morse said. Mr. Vivian was a Baptist minister and a member of Dr. King’s inner circle of advisers, alongside Fred L. Shuttlesworth, Wyatt Tee Walker, Ralph Abernathy and other civil rights luminaries. from 1963 to 1966, directing protest activities and training in nonviolence, and coordinating voter registration and community development projects.

Source: New York Times July 17, 2020 11:30 UTC