Ralph Abernathy Autographs
Ralph David Abernathy Sr. (March 11, 1926 – April 17, 1990) was an American civil rights activist and Baptist minister. He was ordained in the Baptist tradition in 1948. As a leader of the civil rights movement, he was a close friend and mentor of Martin Luther King Jr. He collaborated with King and E. D. Nixon to create the Montgomery Improvement Association, which led to the Montgomery bus boycott and co-created and was an executive board member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). He became president of the SCLC following the assassination of King in 1968; he led the Poor People's Campaign in Washington, D.C., as well as other marches and demonstrations for disenfranchised Americans. He also served as an advisory committee member of the Congress on Racial Equality (CORE).
In 1971, Abernathy addressed the United Nations speaking about world peace. He also assisted in brokering a deal between the FBI and American Indian Movement protestors during the Wounded Knee incident of 1973. He retired from his position as president of the SCLC in 1977 and became president emeritus. Later that year he unsuccessfully ran for the U.S. House of Representatives for the 5th district of Georgia. He later founded the Foundation for Economic Enterprises Development, and he testified before the U.S. Congress in support of extending the Voting Rights Act in 1982.
In 1989, Abernathy wrote And the Walls Came Tumbling Down, a controversial autobiography about his and King's involvement in the civil rights movement. Abernathy eventually became less active in politics and returned to his work as a minister. He died of heart disease on April 17, 1990. His tombstone is engraved with the words "I tried".
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Current items with a signature of Ralph Abernathy
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Traded items with a signature of Ralph Abernathy
The most expensive item with a signature of Ralph Abernathy (Civil Rights Leader Ralph Abernathy (d.90) Auto Signed 8x10 Photo VERY RARE C) was sold in February 2017 for $399.99 while the cheapest item (Ralph Abernathy IV\tSigned 8x10 Photo\tCincinnati Bearcats Auto Autograph) found a new owner for $0.99 in January 2022. The month with the most items sold (2) was January 2021 with an average selling price of $91.75 for an autographed item of Ralph Abernathy. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2017 with $399.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $10.60 was November 2013. In average, an autographed item from Ralph Abernathy is worth $58.98.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Ralph Abernathy were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Civil Rights Leader Ralph Abernathy (d.90) Auto Signed 8x10 Photo VERY RARE C | $399.99 |  |
| Civil Rights leader Ralph Abernathy signed Emancipation Proclamation FDC | $75.00 | |
| FDC, Signed By Reverend Dr. Ralph Abernathy On 4-22-1974 | $65.00 | |
| Ralph Abernathy - Civil Rights Activist & BaptistMinister/1971 Signed Index Card | $28.00 | |
| Ralph Abernathy - Civil Rights Activist - Autographed First Day Cover | $84.32 | |
| Ralph Abernathy - Civil Rights Activist - Autographed First Day Cover | $86.00 | |
| Ralph Abernathy - Civil Rights, Martin Luther King Jr. - Signed JFK FDC | $125.50 | |
| Ralph Abernathy - Civil Rights, Martin Luther King Jr. - Signed Postal Cover | $42.77 | |
| Ralph Abernathy - Signed Letter- Civil Rights Giant | $35.00 | |
| Ralph Abernathy Civil Rights Leader Original Autographed 8x10 Signed Photo | $199.99 | |
| Ralph Abernathy SCLC Civil Rights Leader Rare Signed Autograph | $59.99 | |
| Ralph Abernathy Signature Cut Display (12/21/74) | $19.99 | |
| Ralph Abernathy signed Martin Luther King Jr. FDC Civil Rights Baptist Minister | $59.95 | |
| Ralph Abernathy signed Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Service Program Glen Cove | $58.00 | |
| REV RALPH ABERNATHY 1984 Signed Index Card Civil Rights Leader PSA Guarantee | $149.00 | |
