Mrs. Abernathy’s passing touches me personally, as she was a contemporary of my parents — also NAACP members during those turbulent years, and who also faced death threats as a result of their work.

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Mrs. Abernathy’s passing touches me personally, as she was a contemporary of my parents — also NAACP members during those turbulent years, and who also faced death threats as a result of their work.
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