Background
Benson, Majorie Louise was born on January 1, 1927 in Jackson, Tennessee, United States. Daughter of Robert and Essie Mae Hunt.
Benson, Majorie Louise was born on January 1, 1927 in Jackson, Tennessee, United States. Daughter of Robert and Essie Mae Hunt.
Bachelor, Lane College, Jackson, Tennessee, 1955. Master of Arts, Tennessee State University, Nashville, 1967. Studied Revolution History, Middle Tennessee State, Murfreesboro, 1968.
Studied African American Studies, University Gainsville, Florida, 1986. Degree (honorary), Lambuth, Jackson, 1979. Degree (honorary), Charleston, South Carolina, 1994.
Teacher West High School Madison County, Jackson, Tennessee.
Coordinator E. Madison County Community Association, Jackson, since 1982, Meals on Wheels, Jackson, since 1992. Supporter Veterans of Foreign Wars, since 2002. Member of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (executive board 1996).
Children: Bruce, Bernita, Dyka, Linda Stokes.