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Ralph David Aberthany

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Introduction

Ralph David Abernathy is a Worthy hero to be on a US stamp. Born March 11, 1926, Linden AL. He died April 17, 1990 He was also a very good friend of Martin Luther King.

Ralph David Alberthany

REASON 1

The first reason i think that Ralph should get his own stamp is because he took control of the poor peoples campaign succeeded in small ways, such as qualifying 200 counties for free surplus food

Reason 2

The second reason why I think he should get his own stamp is because he was drafted into the U.S. Army during World War II I think this made him speacial is that he risked his his life

Reason 3

 He co-founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and was a major civil rights figure, serving as close adviser to King and later assuming The Southern Christian Leadership Conference presidency. 

Citations

Montgomery Bus Boycott. “Ralph D. Abernathy.” Biography, A&E Television Networks, 29 June 2014, www.biography.com/activist/ralph-d-abernathy.
“Ralph David Abernathy | American Religious Leader and Civil-Rights Activist.” Encyclopædia Britannica, 2019, www.britannica.com/biography/Ralph-David-Abernathy.
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