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Ralph David Abernathy Sr. (March 11, 1926 – April 17, 1990) was an American civil rights activist and Baptist minister. He was ordained in the Baptist tradition in 1948. As a leader of the civil rights movement, he was a close friend and mentor of Martin Luther King Jr.
Ralph David Abernathy (born March 11, 1926, Linden, Ala., U.S.—died April 17, 1990, Atlanta, Ga.) was a black American pastor and civil rights leader who was Martin Luther King’s chief aide and closest associate during the civil rights movement of the 1950s and ’60s.
Apr 2, 2014 · Ralph D. Abernathy was a Baptist minister who, with Martin Luther King Jr., organized the historic Montgomery bus boycotts. He co-founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and was a...
As Martin Luther King’s closest friend and advisor, Ralph Abernathy became a central figure in the civil rights struggle during the Montgomery bus boycott. “Abernathy infused his audiences with new life and ardor. The people loved and respected him as a symbol of courage and strength,” King wrote in Stride Toward Freedom (73–74).
Jun 29, 2007 · Ralph David Abernathy was born on March 11, 1926 in Linden, Alabama. His boyhood was spent on his father’s Alabama farm but he joined the U.S. Army and served in World War II from 1941 to 1945.
Dec 7, 2017 · Ralph Abernathy was a Baptist minister who worked intimately with King during the civil rights movement. Although Abernathy's work in the civil rights movement is not as well known as King's endeavors, his work as an organizer was essential to pushing the civil rights movement forward.
Ralph David Abernathy was Martin Luther King’s second in command and most trusted advisor through the 13 years of the Civil Rights Movement. Side by side, they faced the snarling mobs and physical violence of the segregated South and were arrested together 17 times.
