"Howard University" James Cheek Hand Signed TLS Dated 1970 For Sale

Up for sale "Howard University" James Cheek Hand Signed TLS Dated 1970.

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James

Edward Cheek (December 4, 1932

– January 8, 2010) was president emeritus of Howard University. He was born in Roanoke Rapids, North

Carolina. In 1989, Cheek appointed Republican National

Committee Chairman Lee Atwater as a member of the Howard University Board of

Trustees. Students rose up in protest against Atwater's appointment, disrupting

Howard's 122nd anniversary celebrations, and eventually occupied the

university's administration building. Within days, both Atwater and Cheek resigned. Cheek

was married to the former Celestine Williams, and had two children. He died on

January 8, 2010, from complications of coronary artery disease and chronic

obstructive pulmonary disease.