About
Klansman was convicted in one of the most notorious crimes of the Civil Rights era, the bombing of a Birmingham, Alabama church.
Trivia
It wasn't until a decade later, after a thorough investigation, that one of his accomplices was put on trial and convicted that Cherry himself was tried.
Before Fame
He and his partners were immediate suspects in the church bombing, but the FBI refused to pursue the case.
Family Life
His wife's testimony, that he bragged to her about making a bomb, was instrumental in his conviction.
Associated With
Tom Sizemore starred in a television docudrama about Cherry's life, entitled Sins of the Father.