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Donzaleigh Abernathy is an American actress, author, and civil rights activist. She was born on August 5, 1957 in Montgomery, Alabama. She is the daughter of civil rights leader Ralph Abernathy and his wife Juanita Jones Abernathy. Donzaleigh attended the University of Southern California, where she earned a degree in theater. She has appeared in numerous television shows and films, including Roots, The Color Purple, and The People vs. Larry Flynt. In addition to her acting career, Donzaleigh is an active civil rights activist. She has served on the board of directors of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the organization founded by her father. She is also a member of the National Council of Negro Women and the NAACP. Donzaleigh is the author of the book, My Father's Voice: The Biography of Ralph Abernathy. She is also the co-founder of the Ralph David Abernathy Historical Society. As of 2021, Donzaleigh Abernathy's net worth is estimated to be $1 million.

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After graduating from Emerson College in Boston, Abernathy moved to New York. She landed her first job after auditioning for a role with the Off Off Broadway production. Since then, Abernathy has played roles in many different movies and television series. In the historical drama Gods and Generals, she portrays a slave named Martha. Although the film itself was not critically well-received, Abernathy was praised for her part. One reviewer states that "Abernathy's image of Martha combines strength with glamour." She starred for four years as a series regular on Lifetime's Any Day Now. As a child of the South, Abernathy was heavily influenced by the civil rights movement. As a result, she was able to connect with the role on a personal level. Donzaleigh Abernathy claims she was filming a scene with Omar Epps in May 2016 for the USA show "Shooter" where his character was supposed to murder her character, when he "completely deviated from the script" and "threw his left forearm with full force at [her] right arm," and broke it. Abernathy is suing Epps, along with Paramount Pictures, for negligence and assault and battery. She's asking for damages for her pain and suffering and wants her medical costs—present and future—covered.

The 2001 Smithsonian Institute’s book of essays, In the spirit of Martin: the living legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Donzaleigh Abernathy was one of the contributing authors. In 2003, she authored the book Partners to history: Martin Luther King, Jr., Ralph David Abernathy, and the civil rights movement in honor of her parents.