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Medal of Freedom Recipient to Speak at Emory
The Rev. C.T. Vivian will talk at the school a day after receiving his medal.
The day after he receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Rev. C.T. Vivian will visit Emory University to talk about his experience in the civil rights movement.
The free event is open to the public and takes place Thursday, Nov. 21 at 6 p.m. in the Jones Room at Emory's Robert W. Woodruff Library.
President Barack Obama will award Vivian the medal, the nation's highest civilian honor, at a Washington ceremony on Wednesday
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"We're very pleased that we have the honor of hosting his first public appearance after he receives the Medal of Freedom," says Randall Burkett, curator of MARBL's African American Collections, in a press release from Emory.
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