Ralph Abernathy

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FC: John Tsionis Ralph Abernathy

1: Early life -Born in Linden ,Alabama -Born on March 11, 1926

2: Accomplishment -civil rights clergy man -got a bacherlors degree at Alabama state colledge -National prominence in the seuccessful montgomery bus boycot -Organized the spectacular poor peoples campaign inn washington d.c

3: Accomplishments continued -created a boycott type of thing for companies that refused equal rights to blacks -U.S. pastor -Became pastor of the first baptist church in Montgomery, Alabama -

4: Facts -grandfather was a slave -arrested for failling to comply with police efforts - went to jail for 20 days -ordained a baptist minister in 1948 -presented the problems of white people, black people, and native americans to President Johnson and congress

5: Facts continued -critizied for talking about kings extra marital affairs in his book -Wrote a book called and all the walls come tumbling down

6: Relations with king -he met Martin Luther King jr. -he and king created the SCLC(southern christian leadership conference) -after king was killed he became the president of SCLC -completed kings plan after he died -