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Biography: Martin Luther King, Jr., 1974

Interviewee
Abernathy, Ralph D. June 13, 1974 

Call Number
79-005

Physical Description

32 pages; no tapes; no index

Interviewer:
House, Secil V.

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Ralph Abernathy, born in Alabama in 1926, reflects on Dr. Martin Luther King's legacy as a teacher, leader, and believer in social progress. Recalling his own activities during the Civil Rights Movement, Mr. Abernathy speaks about Dr. King's belief in the importance of individual responsibility and education as a facilitator of change. He also brings up his involvement with the Citizenship Education program and the training that members of the movement received.

  • Keywords
    • Personal Names
    • Johnson, Lyndon Baines
    • Place Names
    • Birmingham, Alabama
    • Subjects
    • civic responsibility
    • Civil Rights Movement
    • educational programs
    • human resources
    • racial equality