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Curated OER

National Park Service: International Civil Rights Walk of Fame: Ralph Abernathy

For Students 9th - 10th
National Parks Services offers a succinct biography of Civil Rights leader Ralph Abernathy.
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Stanford University

Mlk and the Global Freedom Struggle: Albany Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
Encyclopedia entry examines the Albany Movement, a desegregation coalition formed in Albany, Ga. in 1961 with the purpose of ending all forms of racial segregation in the city.
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Other

Afgen: Ralph David Abernathy

For Students 9th - 10th
Baptist minister, Ralph David Abernathy is featured in this brief biography for his work with his friend Martin Luther King, Jr. during the Civil Rights Movement.
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Alabama Humanities Foundation

Encyclopedia of Alabama: Ralph David Abernathy

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief biography of Ralph Abernathy highlights his contributions to the Civil Rights Movements.
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Black Past

Black Past: Abernathy, Ralph

For Students 9th - 10th
In this encyclopedia entry you can read a brief account of Ralph Abernathy's part in the civil rights movement. There is a link to a website for more information.
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PBS

Pbs: American Experience: Freedom Riders: People: Ralph Abernathy

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical snapshot of Ralph Abernathy, key civil rights leader of the 1960s.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott

For Students 9th - 10th
Rosa Parks started a revolution by refusing to give up her seat on a bus. Read about the Montgomery bus boycott, and see how the nonviolent actions of supporters of the Civil Rights movement succeeded in using the boycott to inspire more...
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Ralph David Abernathy

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biography of civil rights leader Ralph David Abernathy.