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C. K. Steele

Released
Date of death:19. 08. 1980
Gender:Male
Race:Black
Era:1950s
State:Florida
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Civil Rights NAACP
C. K. Steele

Biography

The Rev. C. K. Steele was the Tallahassee NAACP president and leader of the Inter-Civic Council, which ran the Tallahassee bus boycott. In 1956 he was one of 21 Black men convicted of operating an 'illegal transportation system' — the boycott car pool — each given a 60-day suspended sentence and a $500 fine, with the convictions on appeal.

Case

Charges: Operating an unlicensed transportation system
Sentence: 60-day suspended sentence and a $500 fine Charges as recorded: Operating an unlicensed transportation system — the Tallahassee boycott car pool
Convicted: Yes