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Martin Luther King, Jr. (center), with other civil rights supporters lock arms on as they lead the way along Constitution Avenue during the March on Washington, Washington, D.C., on August 28, 1963.
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Ralph David Abernathy: References & Edit History

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Anniversary information added. Apr 13, 2026
Anniversary information added. Mar 07, 2026
Added cross-reference. Sep 10, 2024
Article revised to change black to Black. Sep 08, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Jan 31, 2024
Cross-reference added. Dec 28, 2023
Invalidated site: BlackPast - Biography of Ralph Abernathy. May 24, 2022
Add new Web site: Social Welfare History Project - Ralph D. Abernathy. May 24, 2022
Add new Web site: African American Registry - Biography of Ralph Abernathy. Mar 08, 2022
Add new Web site: BlackPast - Biography of Ralph Abernathy. Oct 20, 2014
Add new Web site: New Georgia Encyclopedia - History and Archaeology - Biography of Ralph Abernathy. Aug 04, 2014
Add new Web site: BlackHistoryNow - Biography of Ralph David Abernathy. May 21, 2013
Add new Web site: New Georgia Encyclopedia - History & Archaeology - Biography of Ralph Abernathy. May 20, 2013
Add new Web site: Stanford University - The Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute - Biography of Ralph David Abernathy. May 20, 2013
Add new Web site: National Park Service - Biography of Ralph David Abernathy. May 15, 2013
Add new Web site: Public Broadcasting Service - Biography of Ralph Abernathy. May 15, 2013
Added photograph. Jan 31, 2011
Article added to new online database. Jan 12, 2000
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