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Ralph Abernathy dies
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ATLANTA The Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, the right-hand man to
the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil rights movement of
the 1960s, died today at an Atlanta hospital. He was 64.
Mr. Abernathy died at Crawford Long Hospital, the public
relations office confirmed. The cause of death was not available.
He was president emeritus of the Southern Christian Leadership
Conference and pastor of West Hunter Street Baptist Church in
Atlanta.
Mr. Abernathy, born March...
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