Last updated: January 8, 2025
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Florida State University Civil Rights Institute (Tallahassee, Florida)
African American Civil Rights Network
The Civil Rights Institute (CRI) at Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida commemorates, celebrates, and studies the U.S. Civil Rights Movement to promote justice and equality at Florida State and in local communities.
Housed within Florida State University’s College of Social Sciences and Public Policy, the Civil Rights Institute brings together community members, students, faculty, and staff from a variety of academic disciplines, including African American Studies, Sociology, Public Health, Urban & Regional Planning, Criminology, Social Work, Medicine, Nursing, and Education. The CRI engages students, faculty, staff, and members of the community through programming, like the C.K. Steele Speakers Series, named for Reverend Charles Kenzie Steele, a prominent and dynamic leader in Tallahassee, Florida’s Civil Rights Movement. The CRI also produces and supports research and creative activity on the Civil Rights Movement, and partners with academic units and student organizations to provide academic and community dialogues on contemporary and historical civil rights struggles both on and off campus.
The Florida State University Civil Rights Institute became a part of the African American Civil Rights Network in 2024.
The African American Civil Rights Network recognizes the African American Civil Rights Movement in the United States and the sacrifices made by those who fought against discrimination and segregation. Created by the African American Civil Rights Act of 2017, and coordinated by the National Park Service, the Network tells the stories of the people, places, and events of the U.S. African American Civil Rights Movement through a collection of public and private resources to include properties, facilities, and programs.
The Civil Rights Institute (CRI) at Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida commemorates, celebrates, and studies the U.S. Civil Rights Movement to promote justice and equality at Florida State and in local communities.
Housed within Florida State University’s College of Social Sciences and Public Policy, the Civil Rights Institute brings together community members, students, faculty, and staff from a variety of academic disciplines, including African American Studies, Sociology, Public Health, Urban & Regional Planning, Criminology, Social Work, Medicine, Nursing, and Education. The CRI engages students, faculty, staff, and members of the community through programming, like the C.K. Steele Speakers Series, named for Reverend Charles Kenzie Steele, a prominent and dynamic leader in Tallahassee, Florida’s Civil Rights Movement. The CRI also produces and supports research and creative activity on the Civil Rights Movement, and partners with academic units and student organizations to provide academic and community dialogues on contemporary and historical civil rights struggles both on and off campus.
The Florida State University Civil Rights Institute became a part of the African American Civil Rights Network in 2024.
The African American Civil Rights Network recognizes the African American Civil Rights Movement in the United States and the sacrifices made by those who fought against discrimination and segregation. Created by the African American Civil Rights Act of 2017, and coordinated by the National Park Service, the Network tells the stories of the people, places, and events of the U.S. African American Civil Rights Movement through a collection of public and private resources to include properties, facilities, and programs.