Annie Pearl Elder

In the winter of 1951, a young African American girl named Annie Pearl Elder, just nine years of age, drew her last breath in Atlanta, Georgia. Officially, her death on January 11th was attributed to pneumonia, a common and often fatal illness of the era. For a time, this was the accepted truth, a sad but seemingly straightforward tragedy that had befallen another family. However, the quiet passing of young Annie Pearl was merely a prelude to the unearthing of a far more sinister and calculated ...

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Annie Pearl Elder (1942-1951) - Memorials