Other Relationships: Janitor

Birthplace: Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Lifespan: 1890/1940

Race: Black

Sex: Male

Relationship(s) to University: Staff

Era(s): 20th Century Modernization, The Great Depression, World War II

Involvement(s): Civil Rights, Labor Movement

More info: https://museum.unc.edu/exhibits/show/names/clark-building

Latitude/Longitude: 35.917227, -79.063655

Kennon Cheek (c.1890-1940) was a janitor in Venable Hall and helped found the Janitor’s Association in 1930.