Her father was Rev. Ralph Abernathy, an influential civil rights leader, so she was able to join her father and witness first-hand many significant events of the Civil Rights movement.
Her father was Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, Co-Founder of the American Civil Rights Movement and an influential civil rights leader. She was able to join her father, her mother Juanita Jones Abernathy and witness first-hand many significant events of the Civil Rights Movement.