Donzaleigh Abernathy is an American actress, author and civil rights
activist.Abernathy was born in Montgomery, Alabama and grew up in
Atlanta, Georgia during the Civil Rights Movement. The Abernathy
children, along with the King children, integrated Spring Street
Elementary School and began mass integration in the South. Abernathy
briefly attended the Northside High School for the Performing Arts,
before attending and graduating from George School, a Quaker Prep
School in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.Her father was Rev. Ralph
Abernathy, an influential leader in the civil rights movement, and her
mother was the civil rights activist Juanita Abernathy. She was able
to join her parents and witness first-hand many significant events of
the civil rights movement. Her family was very close to that of Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr., another prominent figure of the civil rights
movement. The Abernathy and King children went to school together,
performed extracurricular activities together, spent Sunday dinners
together, and spent vacations and various holidays together. According
to Abernathy herself, children from both families would hold
performances for their parents on these occasions with Yolanda King,
one of King's daughters, acting as the director and Dr. King filming
the performances. Abernathy has stated that "that's really when [she]
started acting." She is married to actor/producer Dar Dixon Bijarchi.
activist.Abernathy was born in Montgomery, Alabama and grew up in
Atlanta, Georgia during the Civil Rights Movement. The Abernathy
children, along with the King children, integrated Spring Street
Elementary School and began mass integration in the South. Abernathy
briefly attended the Northside High School for the Performing Arts,
before attending and graduating from George School, a Quaker Prep
School in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.Her father was Rev. Ralph
Abernathy, an influential leader in the civil rights movement, and her
mother was the civil rights activist Juanita Abernathy. She was able
to join her parents and witness first-hand many significant events of
the civil rights movement. Her family was very close to that of Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr., another prominent figure of the civil rights
movement. The Abernathy and King children went to school together,
performed extracurricular activities together, spent Sunday dinners
together, and spent vacations and various holidays together. According
to Abernathy herself, children from both families would hold
performances for their parents on these occasions with Yolanda King,
one of King's daughters, acting as the director and Dr. King filming
the performances. Abernathy has stated that "that's really when [she]
started acting." She is married to actor/producer Dar Dixon Bijarchi.
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