In 1964, Vivian was elected as a Democrat from Michigan's 2nd congressional district to the 89th United States Congress, serving from January 3, 1965 to January 3, 1967.
Weston-super-Mare | Edward Weston | Weston | Vivian Stanshall | Vivian Balakrishnan | Vivian Hsu | Galen Weston | Vivian Woodward | Vivian Campbell | Weston, West Virginia | Weston, Massachusetts | Richard Weston, 1st Earl of Portland | Weston Noble | Weston, Connecticut | Vivian Ellis | Simon Weston | Celia Weston | W. Garfield Weston | Vivian Harris | Lewis Weston Dillwyn | Justin Vivian Bond | John Weston | John Charles Vivian | Garfield Weston Foundation | Frank Weston Benson | Brett Weston | Weston, Southampton | Weston Park Hospital | Weston Park | Weston family |
Notable Freedom Riders among the over 80 profiled in the book include James Bevel, C.T. Vivian, John Lewis, Carol Ruth Silver, Michael Audain, Bob Filner, Wyatt Tee Walker, Charles Grier Sellers, Byron Baer, Bernard Lafayette and John Gager.
Many of the students who participated in the Nashville Student Movement soon took on major leadership roles in both the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference SCLC.
Among those attending Lawson's sessions were students who would become significant leaders in the Civil Rights Movement, among them: Marion Barry, James Bevel, Bernard Lafayette, John Lewis, Diane Nash, and C. T. Vivian.