Charles Steele Jr. (born August 3, 1946) is an American businessman, politician and civil rights leader.

He received his bachelor's degree from American International University at the Paramaribo, Suriname, South America campus.

During his tenure as city councilman, he organized the Unity Day Scholarship Fund, the Tuscaloosa Police Athletic League, and secured funds for the purchase of Palmore Park and Barrs’ Quarters (Charles Steele Estates).

In 1994, he was elected to the Alabama State Senate and re-elected three times before resigning to become president of the SCLC in August 2004.

[1] In April 2006, he was inducted into the Martin Luther King Jr. Board of Preachers of Morehouse College.