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Conversation with C.T. Vivian, Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient

The day after receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Rev. C.T. Vivian will visit Emory University to take part in a conversation about his life and his experiences in the civil rights movement and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC).  Vivian will be interviewed by Andra Gillespie, associate professor of political science at Emory and author of "The New Black Politician: Cory Booker, Newark and Post-Racial America" (2012). Woodruff Library, Jones Room, Level 3.

Vivian's visit will coincide with the exhibition "And the Struggle Continues: The Southern Christian Leadership Conference's Fight for Social Change," on display in the Schatten Gallery at the Woodruff Library until Dec. 4.

Information: http://bit.ly/ct-vivian-at-emory

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Contact: Julie Braun, jkbraun@emory.edu

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