Question

ΑWhich statement best summarizes the civil rights actions of C.K. Steele?

A. He fought peacefully for rights in Florida by organizing bus boycotts and the ICC.

B. He refused to ride the bus because he didn’t want to sit in the back.

C. He vowed to go all the way to the Supreme Court to get the Constitution enforced.

D. He was the first leader of the NAACP and the first black senator in Florida.

Answer 1

Answer: A

Step-by-step explanation:

Steele led a successful bus boycott in Tallahassee, Florida, in 1956, based on the example set by the Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA). Steele was also elected president of the Inter-Civic Council (ICC), an organization formed in May 1956, to direct a bus boycott initiated by black students at Florida A&M University.