Reverend C.K. Steele Proclamation
Item
Title
Reverend C.K. Steele Proclamation
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Type
Text
Creator
Board of County Commissioners of Leon County, Fla. (Creator)
Hartsfield, Paul F. (Witness)
Date
1983-02-17
Description
The proclamation to make February 17, 1983 Reverend Charles Kenzie Steele, Sr. Day in Leon County, Fla. in honor of the late Rev. C.K. Steele, a notable civil rights leader in Tallahassee. Chairman of the Board at the time, J. Lee Vause, signed it into order, and the proclamation was also attested by Paul F. Hartsfield, Clerk of Circuit Court. The honorary day was chosen in light of the special memorial service that was held on what would have been his 69th birthday.
Genre
Proclamations
Language
English
Place
Tallahassee (Fla.)
Physical Description
1 page
Identifier
JGRCMA-CRC-B0010C-F005
Topics
Leon County (Fla.)
Civil rights movements
African Americans--Civil rights--Southern States
African American clergy
Steele, C. K. (Charles Kenzie) 1914-1980
Time Period
Civil Rights Era (1954-1968)
Physical Location
Civil Rights Collection, John G. Riley House Archives, Tallahassee Community College Library, Tallahassee, Florida.