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Hall of Fame Inductee

Dr. Charles E. Steele, Jr.

Mississippi Valley State University

About

Charles Steele Jr., a Mississippi Valley State University alumnus, is president and CEO of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. A former Alabama senator, he has spent years on voting rights and economic-justice campaigns.

Accomplishments

President and CEO of the SCLC.
Former Alabama state senator.
Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame in 2019.

Year of award

2019

Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame — Civil Rights.