Ralph David Abernathy Sr. 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. He... Wikipedia
Born: March 11, 1926, Linden, AL
Died: April 17, 1990 (age 64 years), Emory University Hospital Midtown, Atlanta, GA
Children: Ralph David Abernathy III, Donzaleigh Abernathy, Ralph David Abernathy Jr., and more
Education: Atlanta University (1951) and Alabama State University (1948)
Spouse: Juanita Abernathy (m. 1952–1990)
Parents: Louivery Bell Abernathy and W. L. Abernathy
Grandchildren: Ralph David Abernathy IV, Micah Abernathy, and Christiana Abernathy