Ralph Abernathy

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Ralph Abernathy was an American civil rights leader, close associate of Martin Luther King Jr., and prominent Baptist minister who played a key role in the U.S. civil rights movement.

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Baptist minister
Christian clergy
civil rights leader
human
awardReceived Presidential Medal of Freedom
causeOfDeath heart disease
closeCollaborator Martin Luther King Jr.
coFounded Southern Christian Leadership Conference
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1926-03-11
dateOfDeath 1990-04-17
educatedAt Alabama State University
Clark Atlanta University
surface form: Atlanta University
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
familyName Ralph Abernathy self-linksurface differs
surface form: Abernathy
givenName Ralph
knownFor Poor People's Campaign leadership
close association with Martin Luther King Jr.
co-founding the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
leadership in the American civil rights movement
leadership in the Montgomery bus boycott
languageSpoken English
memberOf Southern Christian Leadership Conference
movement American civil rights movement
notableWork And the Walls Came Tumbling Down
numberOfChildren 5
occupation Baptist minister
author
civil rights activist
pastor
participatedIn March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
Montgomery bus boycott
Poor People’s Campaign
surface form: Poor People's Campaign

Selma to Montgomery marches
placeOfBirth Linden, Alabama, United States
placeOfDeath Atlanta
surface form: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
positionHeld pastor of First Baptist Church, Montgomery
pastor of West Hunter Street Baptist Church
president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
treasurer of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
vice president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
religion Baptist
Christianity
residence Atlanta
surface form: Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Montgomery, Alabama
surface form: Montgomery, Alabama, United States
sexOrGender male
spouse Juanita Jones Abernathy

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Sweet Auburn neighborhood associatedWith Ralph Abernathy
this entity surface form: Ralph David Abernathy
We Shall Overcome closelyAssociatedWith Ralph Abernathy
E. D. Nixon collaboratedWith Ralph Abernathy
Ralph Abernathy familyName Ralph Abernathy self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Abernathy
Alabama State University hasAlumni Ralph Abernathy
subject surface form: South-View Cemetery
this entity surface form: Ralph David Abernathy
Birmingham campaign keyLeader Ralph Abernathy
Project C (Confrontation) keyPerson Ralph Abernathy
SCLC keyPerson Ralph Abernathy
Montgomery bus boycott leader Ralph Abernathy
Turnaround Tuesday ledBy Ralph Abernathy
Morehouse College notableAlumnus Ralph Abernathy
this entity surface form: Ralph David Abernathy
A.G. Gaston Motel notableGuest Ralph Abernathy
SCLC notableLeader Ralph Abernathy
this entity surface form: Ralph David Abernathy
Poor People’s Campaign organizedBy Ralph Abernathy
Resurrection City organizer Ralph Abernathy
Albany Movement participant Ralph Abernathy
Selma to Montgomery marches participant Ralph Abernathy
Birmingham city jail significantPerson Ralph Abernathy
subject surface form: Birmingham City Jail
Marquette Park march significantPerson Ralph Abernathy
St. Augustine movement supportedBy Ralph Abernathy
Dorothy Cotton workedWith Ralph Abernathy