C. K. Steele
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C. K. Steele was a prominent African-American Baptist minister and civil rights leader who played a key role in the Southern civil rights movement, particularly through his leadership in bus boycotts and work with national organizations.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African-American religious leader
ⓘ
Baptist minister ⓘ civil rights leader ⓘ human ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
desegregation of public transportation
ⓘ
racial equality ⓘ voting rights for African Americans ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
|
| familyName | Steele ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Christian ministry
ⓘ
civil rights ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| hasEthnicBackground | African-American Baptist community in the South ⓘ |
| hasRole |
community organizer
ⓘ
religious leader in the civil rights movement ⓘ |
| ideology |
Christian social justice
ⓘ
nonviolence ⓘ |
| influenced |
Southern Christian Leadership Conference strategies
ⓘ
local civil rights activism in Tallahassee ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Black church tradition ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leadership in bus boycotts in the American South
ⓘ
nonviolent civil rights activism ⓘ religious leadership in the civil rights movement ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
NAACP
ⓘ
surface form:
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Southern Christian Leadership Conference ⓘ |
| movement | American civil rights movement ⓘ |
| notableFor | coordination between local and national civil rights organizations ⓘ |
| notableWork |
leadership in Southern bus boycotts
ⓘ
leadership in Tallahassee bus boycott ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil rights activist
ⓘ
minister ⓘ pastor ⓘ |
| partOf |
American civil rights movement
ⓘ
surface form:
Southern civil rights movement
|
| placeOfActivity |
Southern United States
ⓘ
Tallahassee ⓘ
surface form:
Tallahassee, Florida
|
| positionHeld |
president of the Tallahassee Inter-Civic Council
ⓘ
vice president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference ⓘ |
| religion |
Baptists
ⓘ
surface form:
Baptist
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| subjectHasRole | leader in bus boycott campaigns ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Tallahassee
ⓘ
surface form:
Tallahassee, Florida
|
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