Before passing away last July, famed civil rights activist C.T. Vivian started working on his autobiography, which will be released next week. In the book, he reflected on his role in key civil rights moments. And he suggested the “origins” of his character could be
Editor Brian Kaylor reflects on efforts by lawmakers across the country to make it more difficult to vote. Such bills attempts to undo the work of faithful advocates during the civil rights movement, and some bills even target Black churches.
Letter to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch by Karen Kalish. Read full piece
Word&Way Editor Brian Kaylor wrote this guest op-ed in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch urging Missouri officials to honor Baptist minister and civil rights leader C.T. Vivian, who died last year. Read full piece
The voting rights push in Selma was one of the defining moments of the civil rights movement. But before Selma was Selma, it was another local front in the movement struggling for national media attention. That story is of Baptist minister C.T. Vivian. Read full piece
John Lewis said in his posthumously penned op-ed: “Each of us has a moral obligation to stand up, speak up, and speak out.” This is why Black preaching and Black preachers matter.
Civil rights icons John Lewis and C.T. Vivian were part of a tradition that often found its home in the Black church. A new generation of activists and organizers is doing things differently. Read full piece
The nation paid its final respects Thursday (July 23) to C.T. Vivian, a pioneer of the Civil Rights Movement who helped end segregation across the South and left an abiding imprint on U.S. history. Vivian, a Baptist minister born in Boonville, Missouri, died July 17 at
Editor Brian Kaylor reflects on the passing of Baptist civil rights giants C.T. Vivian and John Lewis, and what it would mean to really honor the legacy of those two and their fellow Baptist minister Martin Luther King Jr.
C.T. Vivian was a civil rights leader and ordained Baptist pastor who never stopped fighting for justice; throughout his life, he believed that his work was inspired, guided, and sustained by God. Read full piece