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Blacks have a condition, not a problem Whites have the problem, racism, that creates our condition.

C. T. Vivian

People do not choose rebellion, it is forced upon them. Revolution is always an act of self- defense.

C. T. Vivian

We could see that a revolution was necessary , a revolution that would raise the bottom layer of American society to full citizenship . But we could also see that a cowed and crippled minority could not rise up suddenly and change the nation.

C. T. Vivian

And even as nonviolence forced us to risk our lives for the changes we desired, that risk itself made our lives more worth living.

C. T. Vivian

Fifteen years ago, a new chapter in this record opened, a spontaneous modern response to the condition of the Black minority. It began with a new kind of confrontation, a new style of leadership, and a new sense of urgency which have since then generated conflicts in many other areas of the national life. It was the beginning of what we now call The Movement.

C. T. Vivian

C. T. Vivian

C. T. Vivian

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Born: July 30, 1924

Died: July 17, 2020 (aged 95)

Bio: Cordy Tindell Vivian, usually known as C. T. Vivian, was a minister, author, and was a close friend and lieutenant of Martin Luther King Jr. during the Civil Rights Movement. Vivian resided in Atlanta, Georgia, and founded the C. T. Vivian Leadership Institute, Inc.

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