Civil Rights Leaders
The twentieth century began with discrimination, segregation, and inequality. Find out more about the men and women who advocated for civil rights around the world.
Ralph Abernathy
Ralph Abernathy was an American civil rights leader who worked closely with Martin Luther King Jr. in the SCLC. After MKL's death, Abernathy continued fighting for civil rights. He was instrumental in leading a march in support of a strike by sanitation workers in Memphis, TN and the Poor People's Campaign March in Washington D.C.
Ralph Abernathy was an American civil rights leader who worked closely with Martin Luther King Jr. in the SCLC. After MKL's death, Abernathy continued fighting for civil rights. He was instrumental in leading a march in support of a strike by sanitation workers in Memphis, TN and the Poor People's Campaign March in Washington D.C.