Abernathy, Ralph, 1926-1990
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1926 March 11 - 1990 April 17
Gender
- male
Occupations
Places
- Linden (Ala.) (Place of Birth)
- Atlanta (Ga.) (Place of Death)
- United States (Associated Country)
Languages Used
- English
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Septima P. Clark papers
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1000
Abstract
Septima Poinsette Clark (1898-1987) was born in Charleston, South Carolina to Peter Porcher Poinsette and Victoria Anderson. Clark attended small private schools and Avery Institute, getting a teacher's certificate in 1916. She married Nerie Clark (1889-1925) of North Carolina, a navy cook in 1920; they had one surviving child Nerie Clark, Jr. (born 1925). Clark received her BA from Benedict College in 1942 and an MA from Hampton Institute in 1946. She taught in various schools throughout...
Dates:
approximately 1910-1990
Steve Estes papers
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1055
Abstract
The collection consists of primary and secondary sources used by Steve Estes to write his master’s thesis drawing comparison from the Memphis sanitation workers’ strike of 1968 and Charleston Hospital workers’ strike of 1969. Estes interviewed people who were closely associated with these movements and also consists of an analysis of newspaper clippings that capture these movements.
Dates:
1967-1996
Kentucky State College documents, 1964-1965, and undated
File — Box 1, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
Of Interest: Holds a newspaper flyer/broadside (6x9 inches) of "Freedom March on Frankfort March 5th" with speakers: "Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Jackie Robinson, Rev. Ralph Abernathy, Rev. Wyatt T. Walker and James Farmer." Issued by Allied Organizations for Civil Rights in Kentucky.
Includes various documents from Brown's years at Kentucky State including identification/activity card, programs and invitations to campus functions, and...
Dates:
1964-1965, and undated