Charles Kenzie Steele
Rev. Charles Kenzie Steele (born (1914-02-17)February 17, 1914 in Bluefield, West Virginia; died 1980 in Tallahassee) was a preacher and a civil rights activist. He was one of the main organizers of the Tallahassee bus boycott, and a prominent member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
Read more about Charles Kenzie Steele: Background, Tallahassee Bus Boycott, Legacy
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“Taft, laughing, “What troubles [brother] Charles is, he is afraid Roosevelt will get the credit of making me President and not himself.” To Charles: “I will agree not to minimize the part you played in making me President if you will agree not to minimize the part Roosevelt played.””
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