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United States Army. Rank. Platoon sergeant. Battles/wars. World War II. 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 IV, a star tailback at Atlanta (Ga.) Westminster who will sign a college letter of intent next month with Cincinnati, is an electric football player, his father proudly boasts.
Apr 2, 2014 · QUICK FACTS. Name: Ralph David Abernathy. Birth Year: 1926. Birth date: March 11, 1926. Birth State: Alabama. Birth City: Linden. Birth Country: United States. Gender: Male. Best Known For: Ralph ...
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.
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Born March 11, 1926 in Linden, AL, died April 17, 1990 in Atlanta, GA. 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.
May 20, 2015 · Tennessee defensive back signee Micah Abernathy never thought he would have the chance to play with his brother, former University of Cincinnati all-purpose offensive athlete Ralph David Abernathy IV.
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Nov 20, 1980 · But Dr. Ralph David Abernathy Jr., who for years lived in the shadow of the man with the dream, today is secure in the knowledge that he has paid enough dues in the struggle for civil rights to ...
