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GA SR772
Resolution
Status
Passed
2/20/2020
Primary Sponsor
Donzella James
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AI Summary
- Georgia Senate recognizes and commends Cordy Tindell (C.T.) Vivian, born July 30, 1924, for his contributions as a minister, author, organizer, and leader in the Civil Rights Movement
- C.T. Vivian was a close associate of Martin Luther King Jr., helped found the Nashville Christian Leadership Conference, organized the first sit-ins in Nashville in 1960 and the first civil rights march in 1961, and rode the first "Freedom Bus"
- In the 1970s, he moved to Atlanta and founded Black Action Strategies and Information Center (BASICS), a consultancy on multiculturalism and race relations in the workplace
- In 2008, he founded the C.T. Vivian Leadership Institute Inc. to promote leadership culture in Atlanta and later launched the "Yes, We Care" campaign in support of Morris Brown College
- Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Obama on August 8, 2013; the Secretary of the Senate is directed to provide a copy of the resolution to C.T. Vivian
Legislative Description
Vivian, Cordy Tindell (C.T.); recognize
Last Action
Senate Read and Adopted
2/20/2020
Full Bill Text
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