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By: Gabriel Cantero & Jose Maldonado Room 201/8 th grade. A Great Person of the Civil Rights Movement: C.K.Steele. Timeline. Accomplishments. He helped form the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.(SCLC) He successfully led a bus boycott of 1956.
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By: Gabriel Cantero & Jose Maldonado Room 201/8th grade A Great Person of the Civil Rights Movement:C.K.Steele
Accomplishments • He helped form the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.(SCLC) • He successfully led a bus boycott of 1956. • Became president of the Inter-Civic Council. • Led boycotts along Dr. King and Ralph Abernathy for equal rights mostly in the South.
Pictures A map of part of C.K. Steele Plaza. C.K. Steele
Background Knowledge *Born February 17, 1914 in Bluefield, West Virginia. *Son of a coal miner. *Wanted to become a preacher at an early age. *He became a preacher at the age of 15. *He fought for equal right during the 60’s and the 70’s.
Pictures (cont.) C.K. Steele at an old age. Another map of how to get to the C.K. Steele Plaza.
Pictures (cont.) Letter from Leroy Collins to C.K. Steely
Pictures (cont.) Telegram from C.K. Steele to Leroy Collins
Conclusion *C.K. Steele was a preacher in his early days. (age 15)*Steele moves to Atlanta to attend Morehouse College.*Steele began to form bus boycotts and formed the Inter-Civic Council in 1956.*Moves to Tallahassee to help out with bus problems by forming more bus boycotts.*Formed the Southern Christian Leadership Conference alongside Dr. King Jr. of which he became Vice-President of.
Bibliography Internet Sites*http://www.floridamemory.com/FloridaHighlights/Steele/*www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0921231.html – 31k –*http://crdl.usg.edu/voci/go/crdl/people/viewP/6909/C.%20K.%20(Charles%20Kenzie)/Steele,%20%201914-1980;jsessionid=2D528C559845F8270EB229FD6D704889*http://www.praisenews.faithweb.com/pastors/revsteele.html
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