The Reverend's Statement on the Passing
of the Civil Rights Leader
(New York, NY) – “I am saddened by the
news of the passing of former
Georgia State Senator Ralph David Abernathy III, the son of the famed civil
rights leader. He was my friend and brother, an activist in the truest
sense of the word, and the bearer of the flame of his father, who co-piloted
the civil rights movement with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He would often come
and speak at National Action Network and we spent many hours talking. Even as he suffered with cancer throughout the
last several months, we shared advice and a close relationship. He was a model
for continuing the work in our generation and of the generations past. He will
be missed. He will be mourned. He will be loved. He was the son of a true giant
who became a giant in his own right.”
Source: The National Action
Network
Note: Information on the legacy and life of Rev. Ralph Abernathy III is available here.
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