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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...
Apr 17, 1990 · 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 11, 2018 · Ralph David Abernathy. Civil rights leader Ralph David Abernathy (born 1926) was the best friend and trusted assistant of Martin Luther King, Jr., whom he succeeded as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, a nonviolent civil rights organization.
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.
Reverend Ralph Abernathy was a key figure in the civil rights movement. Born into a respected farm family in Linden, Alabama, Abernathy did not experience overt racism until he joined the Army during World War II.
Apr 18, 1990 · The Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, a pioneer leader in the civil rights struggle who was one of the most trusted confidants of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the Southern Christian...
Jun 29, 2007 · Rev. Ralph David Abernathy died of cardiac arrest on April 17, 1990 in Atlanta, Georgia. Subjects: African American History, People. Terms: 20th Century (1900-1999), United States - Georgia, Gender - Men, Religious Leaders - Ministers, United States - Alabama, Civil Rights - SCLC, Occupation - Literary - Writer, United States - Washington DC.
Jun 22, 2018 · One of the key organizers was the Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, a leader of the civil rights movement. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: For more than 40 days in 1968, a tent city in Washington, D.C.,...
