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C.T. Vivian Remembered At Georgia Capitol Ahead Of Funeral

AP Photo/John Bazemore

 A horse-drawn carriage will take the Rev. C.T. Vivian's casket to Martin Luther King Jr.'s tomb in Atlanta on the eve of his funeral. There was a viewing and ceremony at the Georgia Capitol Wednesday before the casket is taken down Piedmont Avenue and Auburn Avenue to the King Center later in the day. 

A private funeral is set for Thursday at Providence Missionary Baptist Church in Atlanta. Vivian died Friday at age 95. He was honored by former President Barack Obama with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013.