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Ralph Abernathy, the revered American civil rights leader and close associate of Martin Luther King Jr., played a pivotal role in the struggle for racial equality and social justice in the United States. Renowned for his courage, integrity, and commitment to nonviolent resistance, Abernathy's leadership of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference helped to galvanize the civil rights movement and advance the cause of equality for all Americans.

"He told us he was going to take crime out of the streets. He did. He took it into the damn White House."


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