Abernathy, Ralph, 1926-1990

50 Years Later: the Kerner Commission and the Poor People's Campaign

mcourtney — Tue, 27 Feb 2018 13:36:49 -0500

On February 29, 1968, The Kerner Commission issued its report on the root causes of urban rebellion in the United States. Though the report was a top-down response to inequality, it was not the only response to growing unrest in American cities. That same year, Ralph Abernathy and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. planned the Poor People’s Campaign to address a lack of economic opportunity through grassroots organizing and demonstration. read more »

Memorial Program for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Memphis, 1968

scaloia — Tue, 03 Apr 2018 14:42:19 -0400

Program titled "The Service of Memorial and Dedication for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr." at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. Speakers included Dr. Ralph Abernathy, Coretta Scott King, Bishop J.O. Patterson, Reyes Lopez Tejerina, Rev. B.L. Hooks, and Rev. Samuel B. Kyle.

(8896) March for King

jruss — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:17:14 -0500

Martin Luther King, Jr.’s family leads the memorial march held in Memphis after he was assassinated while showing his support for AFSCME Local 1733’s sanitation workers’ strike. To the right of Coretta Scott King and her children Yolanda, Martin III, and Dexter, are Rev. Ralph Abernathy and Rev. Andrew Young.

(11380) Senator Ted Kennedy honors Martin Luther King, Jr.

jruss — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:15:10 -0400

AFSCME International President Jerry Wurf watches as Reverend Ralph Abernathy (right), leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, welcomes Senator Ted Kennedy to the rostrum at the one year memorial for Martin Luther King, Jr. in Memphis in April 1969.

(11423) 1968 AFSCME Convention

pneirink — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:41:21 -0400

AFSCME leadership and guests, including Organizer P.J. Ciampa, Secretary-Treasurer Joseph Ames, President Jerry Wurf, and Coretta Scott King, lead delegates in song at the 1968 Convention in Bal Harbour, FL.

(11425) 1968 AFSCME Convention

pneirink — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:43:58 -0400

AFSCME President Jerry Wurf honors Coretta Scott King a few months after her husband, Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated while helping to support AFSCME sanitation workers in Memphis, TN. Reverend Ralph Abernathy looks on at the 1968 AFSCME Convention in Bal Harbour, FL.

(11430) 1968 AFSCME Convention

pneirink — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:49:43 -0400

AFSCME leadership and guests (President Jerry Wurf, Secretary-Treasurer Joseph Ames, Coretta Scott King, Reverand Ralph Abernathy, among others) at the 1968 Convention in Bal Harbour, FL.

(12296) Abernathy and Wurf

jruss — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 15:23:42 -0400

AFSCME President Jerry Wurf (right) welcomes civil rights leader Ralph Abernathy to the podium at AFSCME Local 1644 in Atlanta.

(24748) Civil Rights Leaders in Memphis

jruss — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:15:21 -0400

Civil rights leaders traveled to Memphis to support striking Local 1733 sanitation workers. At left is Reverend H. Ralph Jackson. At center left is Andrew Young speaking with Ralph Abernathy. Standing behind them is AFSCME organizer Jesse Epps.

(24751) Abernathy and Wurf

jruss — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:46:04 -0400

Reverend Ralph Abernathy and AFSCME President Jerry Wurf give a press conference in Memphis on the occasion of the first anniversary of Martin Luther King’s assassination. Reverend H. Ralph Jackson stands behind them.

(24756) Memorial March for King

jruss — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 11:46:54 -0400

Labor and civil rights leaders march with the King family in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. a few days after his assassination while supporting striking sanitation workers of AFSCME Local 1733. First row from left: singer, actor, and civil rights leader Harry Belafonte; King’s daughter Yolanda; King’s sons, Martin III and Dexter; King’s widow, Coretta Scott King; Reverend Ralph Abernathy; Reverend Andrew Young; and Rabbi Abraham Heschel. Second row, beginning right of Yolanda: Bishop B. Julian Smith of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church; AFSCME President Jerry Wurf; civil rights leader Bayard Rustin; May Reuther and her husband, UAW President Walter Reuther; and AFL-CIO Civil Rights Director Don Slaiman.

(25608) Civil Rights, Demonstrations, "March Against Repression," Atlanta, 1970

eclemens — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 10:43:28 -0400

The March Against Oppression “Liberation Train” makes its way through the streets of Atlanta. Participants carry signs that read “No More! Augusta--Jackson- Kent-Cambodia- Vietnam” and “How Many More Must Die?”. Leading the group is Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) president Rev. Ralph Abernathy and United Auto Workers (UAW) president Leonard Woodcock.

(25609) Civil Rights, Demonstrations, "March Against Repression," Atlanta, 1970

eclemens — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 10:47:35 -0400

Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) president Rev. Ralph Abernathy and United Auto Workers (UAW) president Leonard Woodcock carry coffins as the March Against Oppression “Liberation Train” makes its way through the streets of Atlanta. The two coffins symbolize the recent deaths of eight African Americans in Augusta and Jackson. On the right side of right coffin, wearing denim jacket, is Walter Fauntroy, the SCLC legislative counsel in Washington.

(25628) Civil Rights, Demonstrations, "March Against Repression," Atlanta, 1970

eclemens — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 10:49:48 -0400

(26786) UFW, Padilla, Abernathy, 1960s

eclemens — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 07:58:58 -0400

UFW organizer Gilbert Padilla speaks with civil rights activist Rev. Ralph Abernathy, location unknown. A Roman Catholic priest watches the scene from the background.

(26989) 1969 King anniversary

jruss — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:54:32 -0400

Senator Ted Kennedy shakes hands with Reverend Ralph Abernathy on the dais at the first anniversary memorial of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination. At right, behind the podium, civil rights leaders Jesse Jackson and James Lawson speak.

(27020) 1969 King anniversary

jruss — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:40:21 -0400

Labor and civil rights leaders participate in a march in Memphis on the first anniversary of Martin Luther King's assassination. Among the marchers are civil rights leader James Lawson, AFSCME president Jerry Wurf, Reverend Ralph Jackson, Reverend Ralph Abernathy, AFSCME Secretary-Treasurer Joseph Ames, and AFSCME leader Father Albert Blatz.