City to Honor Civil Rights Legend at Dedication Event
Southeast Portion of Orange Avenue to be Named C.K. Steele Memorial Highway
February 28, 2019
Thursday, Feb. 28, at 11 a.m., City of Tallahassee officials and family members of the late Reverend Doctor Charles Kenzie "C.K." Steele will gather to dedicate the City's portion of Orange Avenue as C.K. Steele Memorial Highway. The dedication event will take place near the intersection of Orange Avenue and Blair Stone Road where the newly designated highway marker will be unveiled.
"Throughout his life, Reverend Steele was an unrelenting advocate for civil rights in Tallahassee," Mayor John Dailey said. "How appropriate that we gather together during African American History Month to unveil the dedication marker recognizing C.K. Steele Memorial Highway, further honoring his efforts that greatly impacted our community."
The City's bus terminal, C.K. Steele Plaza, was named after the Reverend in the 1980s. The City Commission officially designated its segment of Orange Avenue from Blair Stone Road to Southwood Plantation Road as C.K. Steele Memorial Highway with a proclamation in January. Segments of the roadway managed by the State of Florida and Leon County Government also carry this designation.
Parking for the dedication event will be available at the Tallahassee Veterans Affairs Health Care Center, located at 2181 Orange Avenue.
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