Musette Steck

Musette Steck
Town Councillor for St. James, North Carolina
Personal details
Born	Musette Kitchin Dunn North Carolina, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Parents	Sam Arrington Dunn Jr. Musette Satterfield Kitchin
Relatives	William Walton Kitchin (grandfather) Musette Satterfield Kitchin (grandmother) William H. Kitchin (great-grandfather)
Education	Duke University
Occupation	historian, professor, politician, activist

Musette Kitchin Steck (née Dunn) is an American activist, politician, and historian. She served on the faculty at Brunswick Community College as a history professor and served one term on the town council for St. James, North Carolina.

Early life, family, and education

Steck grew up in Enfield, North Carolina in a prominent political family. Her mother, Musette Satterfield Kitchin Dunn, served as chair of the Halifax County Public School Board during the time when Brown v. Board of Education was being heard in the Supreme Court. Her maternal grandparents were William Walton Kitchin, who served as the 52nd Governor of North Carolina, and First Lady Musette Satterfield Kitchin. She is a grandniece of Congressman Claude Kitchin, North Carolina Senator A. Paul Kitchin Sr., and university president Thurman D. Kitchin. Her great-grandfather was Congressman William H. Kitchin.

Steck graduated from Duke University, where she was a member of Kappa Delta sorority, in 1959. She later earned a master's degree in public administration.

Career

Activism and politics

Steck is an activist and advocate for social justice, civil rights, and education. She twice ran for a seat on the Guilford County Board of Commissioners but lost both races. She was later elected to the town council of St. James, North Carolina.

In 2013, Steck was arrested and charged with civil disobedience at the North Carolina State Capitol in Raleigh during a Moral Monday protest. Her arrest was featured on the front page of The News & Observer and The Charlotte Observer and was featured in the Associated Press, including a photograph of her hands being zip-tied behind her back by a Raleigh Police officer.

Steck served as Grand Marshal of Southport's Juneteenth parade and festivities. In 2014, she received the Walter Welsh Award for promoting racial harmony, tolerance, and understanding.

In 2015, she attended the funeral of Rev. Clementa C. Pinckney, the pastor of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church who died during the Charleston church shooting.

Historian

Steck taught North Carolina history at Brunswick Community College. She served as Chairwoman of the Southport Historical Society's Steering Committee. She was appointed by the Southport Board of Aldermen to serve on the city’s cemetery committee. Steck leads tours at the Old Smithville Burying Ground in Southport, North Carolina.

In 2014, she partnered with Donnie Joyner to organize an event to celebrate the joint history of Mt. Carmel African Methodist Episcopal Church and Trinity United Methodist Church. She was honored by the Southport Historical Society for assisting in the society's African-American History and Culture exhibit.

References

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