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Charles W. Steele Jr.
Tuscaloosa native Charles W. Steele Jr. (1946- ) was the president and CEO of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
(SCLC) from 2004 to early 2009. Steele served in the Alabama state legislature and was a member of the International States
Parliament for Safety and Peace before assuming leadership of the SCLC.