MACOMB (WGEM) - The legacy of a civil rights leader and Macomb native lives on this Saturday in the form of a fundraiser.

Proceeds from the third annual C.T. Vivian foundation golf outing will provide scholarships to local students. The event will also launch a $3 million capital campaign to construct the C.T. Vivian Center For Civic And Social Engagement at the site of his childhood home on E. Adams Street.

The facility will honor Vivian’s relentless advocacy for equality. The Macomb native worked alongside Martin Luther King Jr. and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Barack Obama in 2013.

Spaces are planned for music lessons, broadcasting seminars, keynote speakers, cultural arts education, and more.

Most importantly, the building will provide a safe space for students

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