Abernathy, Ralph, 1926-1990

  • April 22nd Coalition press conference

    This is a recording of a press conference during which various community members from the Bay Area give statements opposing the Vietnam War and specifically the bombing of Hanoi on April 16, 1972, and then give information about the demonstration being held the next day, April 22, 1972, at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco. Larry…

  • On freedom road / by Reverend Ralph Abernathy.

    The Rev. Ralph Abernathy speaking at a rally following the opening of lunch counters to Negroes in Nashville, in November 1960. Recorded at the Southern Christian Leadership Conference on October 18, 1960 by folksinger Guy Carawan.

  • The San Francisco human rights march

    This is a recording of the speeches given at a rally of 35,000 people at the Republican National Convention in San Francisco, July 12, 1964. The day before the opening of the Republican National Convention, 35,000 people marched up Market Street in San Francisco and held a mass rally in Civic Center. The purpose of…

  • Ralph Abernathy and Angela Davis

    Angela Davis, recently released from prison, is interviewed by civil rights leader Rev. Ralph Abernathy regarding the May 20, 1972 “Rally Against Racism, War, Repression” in San Jose, CA. The two discuss the impact a consolidated effort by different activist groups (civil rights, anti-war, Chicano, and labor movement) could have on the oppressive regime in…

  • Negro-white relations in the United States (Episode 1 of 4)

    Part one of a four-part series wherein the producers present material from the Pacifica Archives, exploring areas of continuing concern. This episode concentrates on various approaches to solutions of race relations problems, documenting racism and the fight for equality in the United States. Includes excerpts of Ronnie Moore of the Congress Of Racial Equality; Reverend…

  • Let’s all join the fight for freedom

    Reverend Ralph Abernathy, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference leader who rose to prominence in the Montgomery bus boycott (and who contributed the program Freedom Road to Pacifica’s history), speaks to 400 high school students at the 1962 American Friends Service Committee conference on goals for young Americans and the Black’s struggle for racial equality. Reverend…