Ralph David Abernathy III

Ralph David Abernathy III (March 19, 1959 – March 17, 2016) was an American politician and businessman.

Born in Montgomery, Alabama, Abernathy was the son of Ralph Abernathy, the civil rights activist. He received his Bachelor's degree in English and Linguistics from Morehouse College in 1981. Abernathy owned Clean Air Industries in Atlanta, Georgia. Abernathy served in the Georgia House of Representatives, as a Democrat in 1988 and then in the Georgia State Senate in 1992. Abernathy died of cancer in Atlanta, Georgia, two days before his 57th birthday.[1][2]

Notes

  1. ↑ Georgia House of Representatives-Senate Profiles-Senator Ralph David Abernathy III
  2. ↑ Ralph David Abernathy III, son of civil rights icon dies
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