C.T. Vivian, Civil Rights Leader, Dead At 95

Civil rights leader Rev. Cordy Tindell “C.T.” Vivian died at the age of 95.

Rev. Cordy Tindell “C.T.” Vivian, a 95-year-old civil rights leader, has died. Vivian’s passing was confirmed by his daughter Kira Vivian as she spoke to CNN.

C.T. Vivian
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Kira Vivian told CNN that her father died of “natural causes” at his home in Atlanta. She even described her father as the “sweetest man”, a “loving dad”, and the “best father” throughout her entire life.

Rev. Cordy Tindell “C.T.” Vivian died on the same day as United States Congressman John Lewis. In a report on CNN, Lewis and Vivian’s death came as the United States was still grappling with “racial upheaval” in the wake of George Floyd’s death.

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In a separate report, Vivian’s daughter Denise Morse said that her father had been in “hospice care“.

As defined by cancer.org, hospice care was a “special kind of care” that focused more on the “quality of life” for patients and their caregivers who were experiencing an “advanced” and “life-limiting” illness.

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In addition, hospice care can provide “compassionate care” for patients in the last phases of “incurable disease” in order for them to live as comfortably and fully as possible.

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