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  • NAME: Ralph D. Abernathy
  • OCCUPATION: Civil Rights Activist, Pastor
  • BIRTH DATE: March 11, 1926
  • DEATH DATE: April 17, 1990
  • EDUCATION: Alabama State University, Atlanta University
  • PLACE OF BIRTH: Linden, Alabama
  • PLACE OF DEATH: Atlanta, Georgia
  • AKA: Ralph David Abernathy
  • Full Name: Ralph David Abernathy Sr.
  • AKA: Ralph Abernathy
  • AKA: Ralph D. Abernathy Sr.
  • AKA: Ralph D. Abernathy

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Ralph D. Abernathy was a Baptist minister who co-founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and was a close adviser to Martin Luther King Jr.

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Ralph D. Abernathy died on April 17, 1990, in Atlanta, Georgia. He'll always be remembered as King's closest confidante and second in command. In fact, King himself said in his last speech, "Ralph David Abernathy is the best friend that I have in the world."

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