This Day in Black History: April 17, 1990
Ralph David Abernathy was the best friend to Martin Luther King Jr., and King's successor as head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
In nearly all the photos of Martin Luther King Jr. participating in marches, there was one figure who was constantly by his side: Ralph Abernathy. After King’s assassination in 1968, Abernathy took on the leadership of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and led the March on Washington that had been planned for May of that year.
Born in Linden, Alabama, Abernathy graduated from Alabama State University, where he served as student body president and class president. He also worked there as dean of men and as a professor of social studies and mathematics. In 1952, he became the pastor of the First Baptist Church in Montgomery. He also became the first Black man to host a radio show in that city.
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Ralph David Abernathy was the best friend to Martin Luther King Jr., and King's successor as head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
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