James Edward Horsham, 53, a City Colleges of Chicago professor, was a pioneer in teaching African history and black studies.
A resident of the Edgewater neighborhood, he died at home April 15 of lung cancer.
“The dynamics in his classroom were fantastic,” said Garry Crafton, a friend. “He was great at spurring interaction and exchange of ideas in conversational settings, as well as in class.”
Professor Horsham, a native of Charleston, W.Va., was a cousin of the late U.S. Rep. Adam Clayton Powell Jr. and the son of Dr. Joseph Horsham, vice president of the National Medical Association.
After moving to Chicago in 1968, he obtained a teaching position at Southeast (now Olive-Harvey) College. In 1988, he moved to Truman College, where he taught political science, international relations and social science.
There are no immediate survivors.
A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. May 10 in the O’Roarke Theater at Truman College, 1145 W. Wilson Ave.
