Charles Kenzie Steele

Charles Kenzie Steele (born February 17, 1914 in McDowell County, West Virginia; died (1980-08-19)August 19, 1980 in Tallahassee, Florida) was a preacher and a civil rights activist. He was one of the main organizers of the 1956 Tallahassee bus boycott, and a prominent member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. On March 23, 2018, Florida Governor Rick Scott signed CS/SB 382 into law, designating portions of Florida State Road 371 and Florida State Road 373 along Orange Avenue in Tallahassee as C.K. Steele Memorial Highway.

For other people named Charles Steele, see Charles Steele (disambiguation).
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