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.

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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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