- Ralph David Abernathy, Sr
| Born: | 11 March 1926 Comment | | When did Ralph Abernathy die? / Died | 17 April 1990 | | How many years did Ralph Abernathy live? / Lived | 64 years | | Zodiac sign: | Pisces |
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Ralph Abernathy facts
- (March 11, 1926 – April 17, 1990) was a leader of the Civil Rights Movement, a minister, and Martin Luther King Jr
- 's closest friend
- In 1955, he collaborated with King to create the Montgomery Improvement Association, which would lead to the Montgomery Bus Boycott
- In 1957, Abernathy co-founded, and was an executive board member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
- Following the assassination of King, Abernathy became president of the SCLC
- As president of the SCLC, he led the Poor People's Campaign in Washington, D
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- during 1968
- Abernathy also served as an advisory committee member of the Congress on Racial Equality (CORE)
- He later returned to the ministry, and in 1989 — the year before his death — Abernathy wrote, And the Walls Came Tumbling Down: An Autobiography, a controversial autobiography about his and King's involvement in the civil rights movement
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