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Abernathy

American  
[ab-er-nath-ee] / ˈæb ərˌnæθ i /

noun

  1. Ralph (David), 1926–90, U.S. clergyman and civil rights leader.


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Abernathy, played by Woody Harrelson, is mentor to Katniss and Peeta in the original series.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2025

In the prequel, Joseph Zada will play Abernathy.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2025

We can reflect on a momentous decision by Martin Luther King, Jr., James Bevel, Wyatt Walker, Fred Shuttlesworth, Ralph Abernathy, and other civil rights leaders in Birmingham, Alabama, in the spring of 1963.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2025

“Today we have only 6,000 surviving newspapers, many struggling to survive,” said the report “The State of Local News 2023,” authored by Penelope Muse Abernathy.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 1, 2023

The Reverend Ralph Abernathy took the pulpit and read a resolution asking that all citizens refrain from riding buses operated by Montgomery City Lines, Inc. “All in favor of the motion, stand,” Abernathy said.

From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose

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