Funeral for the Rev. C.T. Vivian set for Thursday

FILE - In this Jan. 4, 2012 file photo, civil rights activist C.T. Vivian sits at his home in Atlanta. The Federation of Southern Cooperatives Land Assistance Fund will honor Vivian with a lifetime achievement award this week. Spokeswoman Angela Brown said in a release that Vivian, a freedom rider and Southern Christian Leadership Conference organizer, is being honored by the organization Thursday, Aug 15, 2013 at its 46th annual Anniversary Celebration in Birmingham. Vivian joined in his first sit-in demonstrations in the 1940s in Peoria, Ill., long before the movement became national news. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)