Race and Social Policy Research Center at Virginia Tech Archives

Martin Luther King Jr. was a champion for equity in education. Ralph Abernathy and his wife Juanita Abernathy (not pictured) follow with Dr. and Mrs. Martin Luther King, Jr., as the Abernathy children march on the front line, leading the Selma to Montgomery March in 1965. The children are (from left) Donzaleigh Abernathy (in striped sweater), Ralph David Abernathy III and Juandalynn R. Abernathy (in glasses). The name of the White minister in the photo is unknown. (Abernathy family photos/Wikipedia Commons)

MLK’s Lasting Impact on Equity in Education Recognized

by WI Guest Author January 8, 2018October 31, 2020

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s influence on the civil rights movement is indisputable, but his fight for equity in education remains a mystery to some. That fight began with his own education.

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