Ralph Abernathy
Ralph Abernathy
Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, Sr.was a leader of the Civil Rights Movement, a minister, and Martin Luther King Jr.'s closest friend. In 1955, he collaborated with King to create the Montgomery Improvement Association, which would lead to the Montgomery Bus Boycott. In 1957, Abernathy co-founded, and was an executive board member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Following the assassination of King, Abernathy became president of the SCLC. As president of the SCLC, he led the Poor People's Campaign in...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCivil Rights Leader
Date of Birth11 March 1926
CityLinden, AL
CountryUnited States of America
Ralph Abernathy quotes about
Bring on your tear gas, bring on your grenades, your new supplies of Mace, your state troopers and even your national guards. But let the record show we ain't going to be turned around.
I have suffered as much as Martin Luther King. Only I didn't get the bullet. And I would have taken the bullet if I could have.
I wanted to show that Martin Luther King was simply a human being, not a god, not a saint.
History will treat me right.