NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A longtime Norfolk educator and activist has died, according to the Urban League of Hampton Roads.
Cecelia “CeeCee” Tucker was a founding member of the Urban League of Hampton Roads, who announced her death on their website Tuesday.
During Black History Month, 10 On Your Side’s Kiahnna Patterson spoke with Tucker about her meeting with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. while studying at Virginia Union University.
Local educator reflects on Dr. Martin Luther King’s legacy with signed Bible
“We all went up and got our bibles because we wanted him to sign his name,” Tucker said. “I have a bible signed by Martin Luther King, his wife, Coretta Scott King, and President of Virginia Union, who was Dr. Samuel DeWitt Proctor at the time. We were extremely proud to have this because he was such a famous person, especially Black, because in that, in those days, you didn’t see a lot of Blacks on TV.”…