";s:4:"text";s:3327:"Naturally taciturn in public, he was only rarely able to convey his inner feelings with words, but he reserved one of his finest moments for the end of another controversy-laden home run chase, by Dignity. Before the services started, the Rev. On June 14, 1952, Aaron signed with Braves scout Dewey Griggs, and reported to the Class C Eau Claire Bears. Hank Aaron is a baseball player, nickname "Hammering Hank," is known as one of the greatest hitters in the history of the sport. Family members were spread out throughout the large church.Sir Major Page (left) and Nathan Knight knee and show their respects outside Providence Missionary Baptist Church where the funeral service of C.T. Vivian at Providence Missionary Baptist Church in Atlanta on Thursday, July 23, 2020. Vivian funeral service for Vivian Thursday, July 23, 2020, in Atlanta.The casket containing the remains Rev. Vivian, a pioneer of the Civil Rights Movement who helped end segregation across the South and left an abiding imprint on U.S. history.Vivian, a close ally of the Rev. Aaron received, literally, thousands of letters every week, the torment prolonged over the winter of 1973 due to the strike in 1972. Seaver approached Aaron before his first All-Star Game in 1967 and asked Aaron for his autograph. was truly a remarkable man, a man whose physical courage was exceeded only by his moral courage, whose capacity for love overwhelmed incredible hatreds, whose faith and the power of nonviolence helped forever change our nation," former Vice President Joe Biden said in a video tribute aired during the service.“In Illinois, and in Tennessee and Florida, and Mississippi — in the north and in the south — CT was there fighting to turn us back toward justice,” Biden added.Vivian's death came the same day as the passing of another civil rights icon, U.S. Rep. John Lewis, 80. Aaron had also shown the Braves that he was not only a wonderful prospect on the field, but also that he could handle the racist taunts with external detachment.The next season, 1953, found him and black teammates Horace Garner and That year Henry also met a young woman named Barbara Lewis. Although Henry only finished third in MVP voting for the year, he did win his first Gold Glove award. Vivian's private funeral was held at Providence Missionary Baptist Church in Atlanta. Vivian is carried from Providence Missionary Baptist Church after a funeral service Thursday, July 23, 2020, in Atlanta.A woman stands outside a funeral service for Rev. Hank Aaron is major league baseball's leading home run hitter, with a career total of 755 home runs from 1954 to 1976. Before the services started, the Rev. In 1965, he led dozens of marchers to a courthouse in Selma, Alabama, and confronted the local sheriff on the courthouse steps, telling him the marchers should be allowed to register to vote. Damon P. Williams, pastor of Providence Missionary Baptist Church, reminded family members to socially distance and keep their masks on throughout the services. They had 8 children.