United States, Alabama, Montgomery County, 32.22026, -86.20761United States, Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery, 32.36681, -86.29997Gaillard, Frye2007-03-14Encyclopedia article about Ralph David Abernathy, who emerged in the 1950s and 1960s as a founding, and steadfast, leader of the civil rights movement. At the age of 29, Abernathy was one of the organizers of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which began in December of 1955. He was a close friend and confidante of Martin Luther King, Jr., a founding member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), and an integral part of the historic events that took place during the height of the civil rights movement.The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata.Forms part of the Encyclopedia of Alabama.African American civil rights workers--Alabama--MontgomeryCivil rights workers--Alabama--MontgomeryAfrican American clergy--Alabama--MontgomeryClergy--Alabama--MontgomeryCivil rights movements--Alabama--MontgomeryCivil rights demonstrations--Alabama--MontgomeryRace relationsMontgomery (Ala.)--Race relations--History--20th centurySegregation--Alabama--MontgomeryAfrican Americans--Segregation--Alabama--MontgomeryRace discrimination--Alabama--MontgomerySouthern Christian Leadership ConferenceAfrican American soldiersFirst Baptist Church (National Baptist Convention : Montgomery, Ala.)Ralph David Abernathy