After King 's assassination , Abernathy assumed control of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference , and continued to lead movements that he and King had discussed as well as other anti-segregation movements around the Capital Beltway . Abernathy 's reasons for writing the book have been questioned ; the book has been described as a biography of King as much as it is an autobiography of Abernathy
assassination
Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
And the Walls Came Tumbling Down