- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Ralph David Abernathy (1926-1990)
- Creator:
- Kirkland, W. Michael
- Date of Original:
- 2004-04-27
- Subject:
- African American clergy--Georgia
African American civil rights workers--Georgia - People:
- Abernathy, Ralph, 1926-1990
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Ralph D. Abernathy, Martin Luther King Jr.'s chief partner in the civil rights movement. Abernathy helped organize the Montgomery bus boycott and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), succeeding King as SCLC president and leading the Poor People's Campaign March on Washington D.C. after King's assassination. Abernathy attended Atlanta University and pastored First Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama as well as West Hunter Street Baptist Church in Atlanta.
The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata.
GSE identifier: SS8H11 - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/ralph-david-abernathy-1926-1990/
- Rights Holder:
- If you wish to use content from the NGE site for commercial use, publication, or any purpose other than fair use as defined by law, you must request and receive written permission from the NGE. Such requests may be directed to: Permissions/NGE, University of Georgia Press, 330 Research Drive, Athens, GA 30602.
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Ralph Abernathy (1926-1990)," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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