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Ralph Abernathy (1926 - 1990)March 11th, 1926

Ralph Abernathy (shown left), born on this day in 1926, was a Baptist minister and civil rights activist who co-founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and helped lead the 1968 Poor People's Campaign.

Wyndham Mortimer (1884 - 1966)March 11th, 1884

Wyndham Mortimer, born on this day in 1884, was an American communist union organizer active with the United Auto Workers union (UAW). After refusing to follow an anti-strike line from UAW leadership, he was ousted in 1941.