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And the Walls Came Tumbling Down is a 1989 autobiography written by civil rights leader Ralph Abernathy. The book charts his life and work with his best friend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in their leadership of the Civil Rights Movement to help African Americans obtain equal rights with white Americans . [1]
Apr 1, 2010 · Originally published in 1989, this beautifully written autobiography of the Rev. Dr. Ralph David Abernathy—Martin Luther King Jr.'s partner and eventual successor—not only tells his own story but also expounds on the leaders he knew intimately, including King, Jesse Jackson, Andrew Young, and Lyndon Johnson, among others.
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A song about the biblical story of Joshua and the walls of Jericho. The chorus repeats the phrase "and the walls came a-tumbling down" as the trumpets sound and the children shout.
Feb 24, 2021 · A book by the civil rights activist and close associate of Martin Luther King Jr., who recounts his life and struggles in the movement. The book is available for free download and streaming from the Internet Archive, but some text is obscured.
Jan 1, 1991 · In a voice at once down-to-earth and eloquent, he recounts protests, jailings and bombings in Birmingham, St. Augustine, Washington, Charleston and elsewhere. He defends his support of Reagan's 1980 presidential bid, as well as his support, in the next two elections, for Jesse Jackson.
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Feb 10, 2022 · The number-two man in the civil rights movement, Abernathy poignantly recalls his life from his poverty-striken childhood, his cofounding of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and march to freedom at the side of his close friend Martin Luther King to his current fight for dignity and human rights worldwide. Illustrated.
And the Walls Came Tumbling Down: An Autobiography. Ralph Abernathy. Harper & Row, 1989 - Biography & Autobiography - 638 pages. " [This] is the intensely moving and beautifully written...
