Civil Rights Movement Co-Founder Dr. Ralph David Abernathy and his wife Mrs. Juanita Abernathy follow with Dr. and Mrs. Martin Luther King as the Abernathy children march on the front line, leading the Selma to Montgomery march in 1965. The Children are Donzaleigh Abernathy in a striped sweater, Ralph David Abernathy, 3rd, and Juandalynn R. Abernathy in glasses.
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and his top aide, Rev. Ralph Abernathy, enrolled five of their children in a previously all-white elementary school. Arriving to pick them up are Mrs. King, her two children Yolanda and Martin Luther King III (l), Mrs. Abernathy, and her two daughters Donzaleigh and Juandalynn. Ralph Abernathy II, who also attended school, was not available for pictures.
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2004
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Red Party 2004 Annual Benefit for the Life Through Art Foundation in Los Angeles, the United States, December 4, 2004 - Donzaleigh Abernathy at the Shrine Auditorium.
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2013
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TMA co-chair Daryn Simons of Acting Out Management, Donzaleigh Abernathy, and talent manager Dolores Robinson attend the 12th Annual Heller Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on September 19, 2013, in Beverly Hills, California.
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2013
Los Angeles, CA, United States
Actor Dar Dixon, actress/co-founder of PSOS Tanna Frederick, and producer Donzaleigh Abernathy attend the Project Save Our Surf Holiday Celebration and Fundraiser at the Brakeman Brewery on December 5, 2013, in Los Angeles, California.
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2013
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Donzaleigh Abernathy, Hill Harper, and Ron Hasson speak onstage at the 23rd annual NAACP Theatre Awards at Saban Theatre on November 11, 2013, in Beverly Hills, California.
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2016
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Actress Donzaleigh Abernathy poses for a photo at the release of Outatime: Saving The DeLorean Time Machine at Petersen Automotive Museum on July 9, 2016, in Los Angeles, California.
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Donzaleigh Abernathy during The 29th Annual Saturn Awards By The Academy Of Science Fiction, Fantasy And Horror - Arrivals at Renaissance Hotel in Hollywood, California, United States.
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Donzaleigh Abernathy and Andy Garcia during the 3rd Annual Indie Producer Awards Gala at Writer's Guild Theater in Los Angeles, California, United States.
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Tim Curley and Donzaleigh Abernathy during 3rd Annual Indie Producer Awards Gala at Writer's Guild Theater in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Civil Rights Movement Co-Founder Dr. Ralph David Abernathy and his wife Mrs. Juanita Abernathy follow with Dr. and Mrs. Martin Luther King as the Abernathy children march on the front line, leading the Selma to Montgomery march in 1965. The Children are Donzaleigh Abernathy in a striped sweater, Ralph David Abernathy, 3rd, and Juandalynn R. Abernathy in glasses.
665 W Jefferson Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90007, United States
Red Party 2004 Annual Benefit for the Life Through Art Foundation in Los Angeles, the United States, December 4, 2004 - Donzaleigh Abernathy at the Shrine Auditorium.
9876 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, United States
TMA co-chair Daryn Simons of Acting Out Management, Donzaleigh Abernathy, and talent manager Dolores Robinson attend the 12th Annual Heller Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on September 19, 2013, in Beverly Hills, California.
Actor Dar Dixon, actress/co-founder of PSOS Tanna Frederick, and producer Donzaleigh Abernathy attend the Project Save Our Surf Holiday Celebration and Fundraiser at the Brakeman Brewery on December 5, 2013, in Los Angeles, California.
8440 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90211, United States
Donzaleigh Abernathy, Hill Harper, and Ron Hasson speak onstage at the 23rd annual NAACP Theatre Awards at Saban Theatre on November 11, 2013, in Beverly Hills, California.
6060 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036, United States
Actress Donzaleigh Abernathy poses for a photo at the release of Outatime: Saving The DeLorean Time Machine at Petersen Automotive Museum on July 9, 2016, in Los Angeles, California.
1755 N Highland Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90028, United States
Donzaleigh Abernathy during The 29th Annual Saturn Awards By The Academy Of Science Fiction, Fantasy And Horror - Arrivals at Renaissance Hotel in Hollywood, California, United States.
135 S Doheny Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90211, United States
Donzaleigh Abernathy and Andy Garcia during the 3rd Annual Indie Producer Awards Gala at Writer's Guild Theater in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and his top aide, Rev. Ralph Abernathy, enrolled five of their children in a previously all-white elementary school. Arriving to pick them up are Mrs. King, her two children Yolanda and Martin Luther King III (l), Mrs. Abernathy, and her two daughters Donzaleigh and Juandalynn. Ralph Abernathy II, who also attended school, was not available for pictures.
Partners to History: Martin Luther King Jr., Ralph David Abernathy, and the Civil Rights Movement
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Ralph David Abernathy and Martin Luther King Jr. were inseparable and together helped to establish what would become the modern American Civil Rights Movement. They preached, marched, and were frequently jailed together. Donzaleigh Abernathy, Ralph’s youngest daughter, has written Partners to History as a testament to the courage, strength, and endurance of these men who stirred a nation with their moral fortitude. She also pays tribute to the thousands of unsung heroes - the other partners to this history - who were foot soldiers in the endless struggle for freedom, justice, and equality. This document captures in words and pictures how the dream of two visionaries changed the course of American history and inspired the world. Partners to History is a unique look at a troubling time, and its usage of dramatic - and personal - photographs, combined with the voices of King and Abernathy, seamlessly conveys the fears, frustrations, and pain of the long days and nights spent planning the many crusades.
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Donzaleigh Abernathy is an American actress, producer, director, and writer. She is known for her works in 'Murder in Mississippi,' 'NYPD Blue,' 'The Pretender,' 'The Walking Dead,' and 'Suits.'
Background
Donzaleigh Abernathy was born on August 5, 1957, in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. She is the daughter of the late civil rights leader Reverend Ralph Abernathy and Juanita Jones Abernathy. Donzaleigh witnessed many pivotal moments in the civil rights movement as a child. Her father and Reverend Martin Luther Kins, Jr.- whom Abernathy's children called "Uncle Martin" - were close friends, and with them, Abernathy participated in many protests against segregation, including the 1963 march on Washington and the 1965 march from Selma to Birmingham, Alabama.
Education
Donzaleigh Abernathy, at her young age, went to Spring Street Elementary School. She graduated from George School, a Quaker Prep School in Bucks Country, Pennsylvania. After that, she attended Northside High School for the Performing Arts. Abernathy completed her university education at Emerson College, Boston, Massachusetts.
Donzaleigh Abernathy was one of the leading actors in Warner Bros. Civil War epic, 'Gods and Generals.' She starred as the leading lady in the Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning HBO film, 'Don King - Only In America.' She also starred in the Emmy and Golden Globe-winning 'Miss Evers Boys,' in NBC's Golden Globe-nominated 'The Tempest,' and NBC's DGA Award-winning movie, 'Murder in Mississippi.' She has starred in many independent films including, '59 Seconds.' She starred for four years on the Lifetime Television's acclaimed series, 'Any Day Now.' She recurred on the series 'Shooter,' 'Suits,' 'The Walking Dead,' 'Lincoln Heights,' 'Commander in Chief, 'EZ Streets,' and 'Dangerous Minds.'
She has starred in several television movies 'The Sky's on Fire,' 'Abducted - A Father's Love,' 'Ned Blessing,' 'Grassroots' and has guest-starred on 'Chicago PD,' the Vanity Fair series 'Decades,' 'Agents of Shield,' 'Shameless,' 'CSI,' 'House,' 'Judging Amy,' '24,' 'Chicago Hope,' and 'NYPD Blue.'
Along with her husband Dar Dixon, they created, directed, and produced the documentary Saint Francis Medical Center. For the Atlanta Gay Men's Chorus at the National Black Arts Festival, she wrote and starred in Billy Strayhorn's Lush Life. She wrote, directed, and starred in 'The Women of Niagara' for the National Park Service of Harper's Ferry Centennial Celebration of the Niagara Movement and WEB DuBois. For the University of Utah at Park City and the grandson of John Brown, she wrote and performed with Dar Dixon, 'John Brown - The Abolitionist.'
Abernathy is a talented keynote speaker, author, and actress. Some of her past speaking engagements include the National Association of Women Judges annual conference and United Nations Women's Federation for World Peace. Her book, "Partners to History, Martin Luther King, Ralph David Abernathy, and the Civil Rights Movement," was nominated for the Best Book for Young Adults award. She has received the Tanne Foundation Award for her play script entitled "Birmingham Sunday."
Abernathy is a founding member of the Board of Trustees of the New Visions Foundation which created New Roads Schools and several other schools in the Los Angeles area. Her life is profiled in the books "Fearless Women" and "No Mountain High Enough - Secrets of Successful African American Women."
Donzaleigh Abernathy is a widely known actress, author, and civil rights activist. She received recognition from Film Critic Roger Ebert for her performance in the Warner Bros. film, "Gods And Generals." She starred for four years in over 60 Episodes as a Series Regular on Lifetime Television's critically acclaimed dramatic series, "Any Day Now." Abernathy won the Tanne Foundation 2012 Artist Award for her work as an actress and for her script, "Birmingham Sunday." Her book "Partners to History, Martin Luther King, Ralph David Abernathy, and the Civil Rights Movement," was nominated as the Best Book of 2004 for Young Adults by the American Library Association.
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1992
Religion
As a young child, Donzaleigh knew she wanted to be baptized but was told she was too young. At the age of 11, Donzaleigh demonstrated her own growing faith and her earliest mission call of giving hope to others. A ruptured appendix brought her close to death. Though she knew she was going to be fine, her family was afraid she would die. Eventually, she recovered and gave hope and encouragement to another critically injured girl in the same hospital ward.
Whatever her endeavor, Donzaleigh tries to follow the example of faith in God she learned from her father.
Views
As the daughter of the Civil Rights movement co-founder, Donzaleigh spent her formative years attending major civil rights marches and rallies. As a child, Donzaleigh participated in the March on Washington, the Freedom Riders, The Chicago Housing Demonstrations, and the Selma to Montgomery March for the Right to Vote.
Donzaleigh has a revolutionary heart like her parents, which motivates activists to speak for the weak people and fight for them to bring justice in society.
Abernathy started to work on different projects related to social services after the death of her father. She began to provide help to the people who were suffering from HIV Aids.
Donzaleigh got inspired to help more people who were in pain from her first project. After that, she went to the chaos-filled Los Angeles, where she assisted in cleaning the mess and providing food for the people.
Personality
As far back as Donzaleigh can remember, her father had greatly impacted her life. One of her earliest memories was her father buying hamburgers for her sister and her. The family was driving on Alabama Highway 80 one evening, and the girls asked for hamburgers. Ralph David Abernathy refused and wouldn't stop. After the girls pestered him more, he relented, stopped, and got them hamburgers. When he returned and gave them the hamburgers, he told them he would never do that again. Later, when Donzaleigh was older, she learned that her father risked his life getting the hamburgers because restaurants were not allowed to serve blacks. She learned he had to sneak around to the back of the restaurant where another black man served him. Ralph David taught God's love and forgiveness, as well as the importance of serving others, by example. During the turbulent struggle for racial equality, Donzaleigh and her family felt safe as long as her father was there.
Connections
Abernathy is married to Dar Dixon Bijarchi. Dar is an Iranian-American actor and producer.
