And The Walls Came Tumbling Down by Ralph Abernathy

An Autobiography

A firsthand memoir by a leading civil-rights organizer that recounts his role in nonviolent protest and grassroots organizing, his close partnership with Martin Luther King Jr., the major campaigns and marches that helped dismantle legal segregation, the shock and grief of King’s assassination, and the struggle to sustain the movement afterward, blending personal recollections, historical narrative, and reflections on the moral and political lessons of the era.