In 1954, Martin Luther King Jr. and Ralph Abernathy were pastors at a pair of Baptist churches in Montgomery, Alabama. In the years that followed, King and Abernathy were known as determined champions ...

ATLANTA — If the walls could talk inside the historic West Hunter Street Baptist Church on the corner of James P. Brawley and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, it would have a lot to say. “This was the ...

When the stories of the civil rights movement are told, they are usually centered around men, men so iconic they are recognized by first name only: Martin, Ralph, John, Andrew among them. The women ...

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - The daughter of American civil rights icon Rev. Ralph David Abernathy spoke at an annual event at the University of Southern Mississippi Tuesday night. Author and actress ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, led some 5,000 people on a “thank you” march to the White House to express joy at the impending signing of the voting bill. From left, Bishop Paul Moore, Mrs. Walter ...

NEWTOWN, Pa. (CBS) -- To us - they were civil rights icons. But to Donzaleigh Abernathy, Rev. Ralph Abernathy and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. were dad and Uncle Martin. "He was a man, he was an uncle, ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. On June 24, 1968, protestors at the ...

Juanita Abernathy, who wrote the business plan for the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and took other influential steps in helping to build the American civil rights movement, died Thursday. She was 88.

The University of Wisconsin Division of Diversity, Equity and Educational Achievements and Student Affairs hosted the 2025 MLK Symposium Jan. 28 in Shannon Hall. Actress, author and activist ...

Dexter Scott King, the third child of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, died at the age of 62 after battling prostate cancer. He was the chairman of the King Center and worked to defend ...

Juanita Abernathy, who wrote the business plan for the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and took other influential steps in helping to build the American civil rights movement, died Thursday. She was 88.