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"It is important to never forget the distance we have come, the progress we have made, and the people who got us here. Juanita Abernathy, who wrote the business plan for the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott and took other influential steps in helping to build the American civil rights movement, died Thursday. There would be no Barack Obama or Oprah Winfrey, Beyoncé or Tiger Woods without her," Rev. "She saw character, rather than color a d she believed in me for who I was, rather than who I belonged to," Wallace Kennedy shared.Congressman John Lewis asked the mourners to never forget the sacrifices and comments of Juanita Abernathy.

Jesse Jackson who also paid tribute to foot soldier. "The Opelika-Auburn News" - October 16, 2018: Mrs. Juanita Abernathy Allen, 84, of LaFayette, Alabama died Sunday, October 14, 2018 at Arbor Springs in Opelika, Alabama. ATLANTA, GA – (WIAT & CNN) Mourners remembered, honored and paid tribute to Civil Rights Leader Juanita Abernathy at her funeral services Monday in Atlanta. She participated in the march on Washington, and helped lead the Selma to Montgomery march.She served 16 years on the MARTA Board and was on the board of directors for the Fulton County Development Authority.Mrs.

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She opened her home to house and feed the freedom riders. She also served on the Board of Trustees or the Morehouse School of Religion, and on the board of directors for the Atlanta Fulton County League of Women Voters and the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority. "No matter who and where we are, we should not take the life of Juanita Abernathy for granted. Several other civil rights icons and activists eulogized Abernathy, including the Reverends Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton, as well as Congressman John Lewis. She opened her home to house and feed the freedom riders. "It is important to never forget the distance we have come, the progress we have made, and the people who got us here. Ralph Abernathy succeeded him as president, and Juanita, who died on Sept. 12 at 88, was its First Lady. Abernathy was born Juanita Odessa Jones in in Uniontown, Ala., and was the youngest of eight children.

RELATED: Funeral for 'foot soldier' of civil rights Juanita Abernathy Current Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, former mayors Kasim Reed and Bill Campbell also spoke. RELATED: Civil rights 'foot soldier' Juanita Abernathy dies at 88. Abernathy will be buried Tuesday in a private, graveside service.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Abernathy, who was a pastor in a church in Montgomery. Atlanta is like a street map of the civil rights movement in this country. She sacrificed for us. Dr. Jesse Wendell Mapson Jr. Preached the eulogy, while songs were performed by the Morehouse Glee Club and Santita Jackson, the daughter of the Rev. She will be missed, but her legacy will live on." “I know black wives matter.

FILE – In this April 18, 1963 file photo, Coretta Scott King, left, the Rev.

Abernathy will be buried Tuesday in a private, graveside service.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. There would be no Barack Obama or Oprah Winfrey, Beyoncé or Tiger Woods without her," Rev. ©2020 FOX Television Stations Copyright 2020 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. Juanita Abernathy and her husband Reverend Ralph […] We have Andrew Young Boulevard, Ralph David Abernathy, Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Joseph Lowery Boulevard, but where is Juanita Abernathy Drive or Coretta Scott King Drive?"

Her parents Ella and Alexander Jones were … Fred L. Shuttlesworth, center, and Mrs. Juanita Abernathy, leave Birmingham jail after visiting Rev.

Jackson exclaimed.Mrs. They told News 8 the suspects stole marijuana-infused products and edibles from the store located on 28th Street SE near Lake Eastbrook Boulevard. Juanita Abernathy was one of the last remaining civil rights leaders who were there at the beginning of the modern Civil Rights Movement. Dr. Mark Pandori with the State Public Health Lab said they now know that re-infection can happen. We have Andrew Young Boulevard, Ralph David Abernathy, Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Joseph Lowery Boulevard, but where is Juanita Abernathy Drive or Coretta Scott King Drive?"

Juanita Abernathy. "Juanita overserved and was under recognized," Rev. That choice would still be left up to states. Juanita passed away in September 2019.

Juanity Abernathy, wife of the late Ralph David Abernathy, passed away at the age of 88, ... Juanita Abernathy funeral livestream 11Alive.