Abernathy, Ralph, 1926-1990

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Ralph David Abernathy (1926-1990) was a minister, civil rights leader, and confidant of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.

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referencedIn Lightfoot, Judith, 1937-. Papers of NOW officers, 1971-1977 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Alabama. Attorney General's Office. Montgomery Bus Boycott trial transcript, 1956. Alabama Department of Archives and History
referencedIn Matthews, J. B. (Joseph Brown), 1894-1966. Papers, 1862-1986. bulk 1930-1969. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
creatorOf Associated Press. Records, 1938-1992. Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library
referencedIn Montgomery Branch, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People minutes, 1954-1955. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Production Library Audio Recordings, 1999 - 2005 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Robert T. Hartmann Papers. 1930 - 1992. House of Representatives Subject Files Gerald R. Ford Library
referencedIn J. B. Matthews Papers, 1862-1986 and undated David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
referencedIn Guy and Candie Carawan Collection, 1955-2010 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection.
referencedIn City Club of Cleveland Forum sound recordings, 1960-1989, 1948-2011 Cleveland State University
referencedIn Rabin, Jack, 1945-. Jack Rabin collection on Alabama civil rights and southern activists, 1941-2004 (bulk 1956-1974). Pennsylvania State University Libraries
referencedIn Sarah Elbert papers, 1968-1976. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
creatorOf Baskin, Inez Jesse, bca.1916. Papers, 1929-1995. Alabama Department of Archives and History
referencedIn Guide to the Daily Worker and Daily World Negatives Collection, 1930-2001 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
referencedIn Martínez, Jaime, 1946-. Oral history interview with Jaime Martínez, 1997 [videorecording]. University of Texas at Arlington, Central Library
referencedIn Casserly, Jack. Papers, 1953-1977. Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
referencedIn Thurman, Howard, 1900-1981. Howard Thurman collection, 1924-1981 (bulk 1952-1967). Boston University. School of Medicine
referencedIn Tilley, John Lee, 1898-1971. Papers. 1927-1973. Tulane University, Amistad Research Center
referencedIn Kernberger, Karl. Karl Kernberger pictorial collection [picture]. University of New Mexico-Main Campus
referencedIn Records of District Courts of the United States. 1685 - 2009. Civil Case Files. 1938 - 1982. United States v. U.S. Klans, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, Inc., et al. National Archives at Atlanta
referencedIn Beam, Charles. Collection, 1989. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Elbert, Sarah. Sarah Elbert papers, 1968-1976. Cornell University Library
referencedIn M. Moran Weston Papers, 1824-1994 Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees. Series 5. Charleston Medical College Hospital Strike interviews, 1979-1980, bulk 1980. Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
referencedIn Henry, Aaron, 1922-1997. Aaron Henry papers, 1965-1970. Wayne State University. Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs
referencedIn Weston, M. Moran, 1910-. Papers, 1824-1994. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Karl Kernberger Pictorial Collection, 1912-1990, 1957-1977 The University of New Mexico, University Libraries, Center for SouthwestResearch
referencedIn Harlem YMCA photographs., 1920s-1970s., (bulk 1940s-1960s) University of Minnesota Libraries. Kautz Family YMCA Archives. [ymca]
referencedIn Ogden Rogers Reid papers, 1925-1982 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
creatorOf Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Finance Office records, 1957-1969. Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Center
creatorOf Bennette, Fred C., Jr., 1928-1994. Fred C. Bennette, Jr. Collection, 1965-1980. Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System, Central Library
referencedIn Records of District Courts of the United States. 1685 - 2009. Civil Case Files. 1938 - 1982. Ralph D. Abernathy, J. E. Lowery, S. S. Seay, Sr., and Fred L. Shuttlesworth v. John Patterson, Earl James, L. B. Sullivan, Frank Parks, et al. National Archives at Atlanta
referencedIn KZSU (Radio station : Stanford). KZSU Project South interviews, 1965. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Rothschild, Jacob M., 1911-1973. Jacob M. Rothschild papers, 1933-1985 (bulk 1947-1973). Emory University. Special Collections and Archives
creatorOf Statements of demands for rights of the poor, presented to agencies of the U.S. government by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and its Committee of One Hundred, 1968 Pennsylvania State University Libraries
referencedIn Biography: Martin Luther King, Jr., 1974 Indiana University, Bloomington. Center for the Study of History and Memory
referencedIn McTyre, Joe. Joe McTyre Photograph Collection : Collected Images, 1889-1985, undated. Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library
creatorOf Smith, Donald H. Collected speeches and interviews [sound recording], 1955-1963. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees. Series 1, Subseries 1, Sub-subseries 9. Ted Mitchell interviews, 1975-1976. Cornell University Library
creatorOf Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Treasurer's Office files, 1958-1969. Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Center
creatorOf Southern Elections Fund. Papers, 1965-1975 of the Fund and of the chairman of the Board of Trustees, Julian Bond [manuscript]. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Wilson, Bill (William Bryan), 1914-1993. Bill Wilson photographs : Events, 1939-1979, undated. Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library
referencedIn Branch, Taylor. Taylor Branch papers, 1865-2009 (bulk 1958-2009). University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Papers of NOW officers, 1971-1977 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Garrow, David J., 1953-. Freedom of Information Act materials on the Civil Rights movement, 1958-1969. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Records of the National Park Service, 1785 - 2006. Legislative Files, ca. 2010 - 1/3/2016 National Archives Library, National Archives Records Administration
referencedIn Floyd B. McKissick Papers, 1940s-1980s University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
referencedIn Tarver, Jack (Jackson Williams), 1917-1999. Jack Tarver research collection, 1955-1969. Georgia State University
referencedIn Records of District Courts of the United States. 1685 - 2009. Civil Case Files. 1938 - 1982. Frank W. Parks v. The New York Times Company, a Corporation; Ralph D. Abernathy, Fred L. Shuttlesworth, S.S. Seay, Sr., and J. E. Lowery National Archives at Atlanta
creatorOf S.C.L.C. Operation Breadbasket. Correspondence with Marian Anderson, 1971. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn KZSU (Radio station : Stanford). KZSU Project South interviews, 1965. [microform]. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Records of District Courts of the United States. 1685 - 2009. Civil Case Files. 1938 - 1982. John Patterson v. The New York Times Company, a Corporation; Martin Luther King, Jr., Fred L. Shuttlesworth, J. E. Lowery, Ralph D. Abernathy, and S. S. Seay, Jr. National Archives at Atlanta
referencedIn Production Library Audio Recordings, 1999 - 2005 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Pitts, Connie H., 1921-. Oral history interview with Connie H. Pitts, 2000 October 30 and 31. University of North Texas Library, UNT
referencedIn Septima P. Clark papers, ca. 1910-ca. 1990. Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture
referencedIn Rothschild, Jacob M., 1911-1973. Papers, 1933-1985 (bulk 1947-1973). Emory University, Robert W. Woodruff Library
referencedIn Southern Conference for Human Welfare/Educational Fund, 1982-1983 Indiana University, Bloomington. Center for the Study of History and Memory
referencedIn Parks, Rosa, 1913-2005. Rosa L. Parks papers, 1955-1976. Wayne State University. Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs
referencedIn Classification 157 (Civil Unrest) Case Files, 1957–1978 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees. National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees series 5. Charleston Medical College Hospital Strike interviews, 1979-1980, bulk 1980. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Harlem Branch YMCA. Harlem YMCA photographs, 1920s-1970s (bulk 1940s-1960s). University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
referencedIn Guide to the United Front of Cairo, Illinois Photographs, circa 1970-1980 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
referencedIn Alabama. Legislature. Commission to Preserve the Peace. Records, 1962-1975. Alabama Department of Archives and History
referencedIn Guide to the Daily Worker and Daily World Photographs Collection, 1920-2001 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
referencedIn Guide to the Daily Worker and Daily World Photographs Collection, 1920-2001 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
referencedIn Frederick Douglas Haynes family papers, 1935-1980 California historical society
referencedIn King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968. Martin Luther Luther King, Jr., primary correspondence, 1955-1968. Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Center
referencedIn International Union, United Automobile, Aircraft, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America. Fair Practices and Anti-Discrimination Dept. UAW Fair Practices and Anti-Discrimination Dept. records. 1940- 1980. Wayne State University. Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs
referencedIn National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees. National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees. Series 1, Subseries 1, Sub-subseries 5. Henry Nicholas interviews, 1975, 1982. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Series 1, Subseries 1, Sub-subseries 2. Moe Foner interview Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives
creatorOf Office Files of Joseph A. Califano. 11/22/1963 - 1/20/1969. Office Files of Joseph A. Califano Lyndon Baines Johnson Library
referencedIn Taylor Branch Papers, (bulk, ), 1865-2013, 1958-2009 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
referencedIn Worsley, Raymond, 1925-. Interview with Raymond Worsley [electronic resource] 2004 April 17 / interviewer: John Fraser ; transcriber: Erica Lee. University of North Carolina, Charlotte, J. Murrey Atkins Library
Role Title Holding Repository
Relation Name
associatedWith Alabama. Attorney General's Office. corporateBody
associatedWith Alabama. Legislature. Commission to Preserve the Peace. corporateBody
associatedWith Associated Press. corporateBody
associatedWith Baskin, Inez Jesse, bca.1916. person
associatedWith Beam, Charles. person
associatedWith Bennette, Fred C., Jr., 1928-1994. person
associatedWith Branch, Taylor. person
associatedWith Branch, Taylor. person
associatedWith Casserly, Jack. person
associatedWith City Club of Cleveland corporateBody
associatedWith Clark, Septima Poinsette, 1898-1987. person
associatedWith Communist Party of the United States of America. corporateBody
associatedWith Elbert, Sarah. person
associatedWith Garrow, David J., 1953- person
associatedWith Harlem Branch YMCA. corporateBody
associatedWith Haynes, Frederick Douglas, 1899-1971 person
correspondedWith Henry, Aaron, 1922-1997. person
associatedWith Indiana University Center for the Study of History and Memory corporateBody
associatedWith Indiana University Center for the Study of History and Memory corporateBody
correspondedWith International Union, United Automobile, Aircraft, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America. Fair Practices and Anti-Discrimination Dept. corporateBody
associatedWith Judith Lightfoot, 1937- person
associatedWith Kernberger, Karl person
associatedWith Kernberger, Monica person
associatedWith King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968. person
associatedWith KZSU (Radio station : Stanford) corporateBody
associatedWith KZSU (Radio station : Stanford) corporateBody
associatedWith Lightfoot, Judith, 1937- person
associatedWith Martínez, Jaime, 1946- person
associatedWith Matthews, J. B. (Joseph Brown), 1894-1966 person
associatedWith Matthews, J. B. (Joseph Brown), 1894-1966. person
associatedWith McKissick, Floyd B. (Floyd Bixler), 1922- person
associatedWith McTyre, Joe. person
associatedWith National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees. corporateBody
correspondedWith Parks, Rosa, 1913-2005. person
associatedWith Pitts, Connie H., 1921- person
associatedWith Rabin, Jack, 1945- person
associatedWith Reid, Ogden R. (Ogden Rogers), 1925- person
associatedWith Rothschild, Jacob M., 1911-1973. person
associatedWith Sarah Elbert. person
associatedWith S.C.L.C. Operation Breadbasket. corporateBody
associatedWith Smith, Donald H. person
associatedWith Southern Christian Leadership Conference. corporateBody
associatedWith Southern Elections Fund. corporateBody
associatedWith Tarver, Jack (Jackson Williams), 1917-1999. person
correspondedWith Thurman, Howard, 1900-1981. person
associatedWith Tilley, John Lee, 1898-1971. person
associatedWith United Front of Cairo. corporateBody
associatedWith Weston, M. Moran, 1910- person
associatedWith Wilson, Bill (William Bryan), 1914-1993. family
associatedWith Worsley, Raymond, 1925- person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Atlanta GA US
Linden AL US
Subject
Occupation
African American civil rights workers
Educators
Activity

Person

Birth 1926-03-11

Death 1990-04-17

Americans

English

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