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Benita Cherry 1967 - 1998

Benita Cherry of Decatur, Dekalb County, GA was born on April 3, 1967, and died at age 30 years old on February 8, 1998.
Benita Cherry
Decatur, Dekalb County, GA 30032
April 3, 1967
February 8, 1998
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Benita Cherry's History: 1967 - 1998

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  • 04/3
    1967

    Birthday

    April 3, 1967
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  • 02/8
    1998

    Death

    February 8, 1998
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Benita Cherry lived 41 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 30.
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In 1967, in the year that Benita Cherry was born, on October 2nd, Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first black US Supreme Court justice. Marshall was the great-grandson of a slave and graduated first in his class at Howard University Law School. His nomination to the Supreme Court was approved by the Senate, 69 to 11.
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In 1970, at the age of merely 3 years old, Benita was alive when on May 4th, four students at Kent State University in Ohio were shot and killed by National Guardsmen. The students were at a peaceful demonstration protesting the invasion of Cambodia by US forces. There had been precedent for the killing of American college students. The previous year, on May 15th, Alameda County Sheriffs used shotguns against U.C. Berkeley students at a protest for People's Park. One student died, one was blinded, 128 were injured.
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