(CIVIL RIGHTS) Dr Ralph Abernathy Will Be Here Vote November

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DR. ABERNATHY CARRIES ON (CIVIL RIGHTS.) Dr Ralph Abernathy Will Be Here. Vote November 5. Every Vote Counts. Partly printed, large poster (28x22 inches) printed on heavy cardboard stock, filled out by hand, announcing Dr. Abernathy's appearance in Philadelphia "Tuesday October 29th, 8 PM at Tindley Temple, 4625 Broad St." Light horizontal crease in center, some overall wear, but still quite sound. Philadelphia, (circa Fall, 1968)

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Following the death of Martin Luther King Jr. in April, 1968, Dr. Ralph Abernathy took over as head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. He continued to travel around the country and to speak to black audiences. Here in Philadelphia he was trying to get people to register and vote in the crucial upcoming elections of 1968.