(25384) Poor People's Campaign, Speeches, Abernathy, Washington DC, 1968
Posted June 14th, 2011 by eclemens
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Reverend Ralph Abernathy, president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, addresses the crowds outside of the Lincoln Memorial during the Poor People's Campaign. A key figure in the Poor People's Campaign from its inception, Rev. Abernathy would later be jailed for 20 days for refusing to comply with orders to evacuate Resurrection City.
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1968-06-12Physdesc:
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James Pickerell- Login to post comments
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