Pernella Anderson

Pernella Mae Center Anderson (1903–1980) was an African American interviewer for the Federal Writers' Project. She was from El Dorado, Arkansas.[1] She was the only African American woman in Arkansas to interview former slaves.[2] She went on to teach in Detroit.

Not to be confused with Pamela Anderson.

References
  1. Encyclopedia of Arkansas
  2. John M. Giggie (21 November 2007). After Redemption: Jim Crow and the Transformation of African American Religion in the Delta, 1875-1915. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-19-530404-6.
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