31:
152:
Neal had a stroke at work in 1960, and required months of hospitalization and rehabilitation to play piano again. She retired from teaching in 1966, and she died in 1978, in
Charlotte, at the age of 77. She and the other Five Pearls are honored annually by Zeta Phi Beta chapters at their "Founders'
140:
public schools. She was also director of the senior music majors at the teachers' college in
Winston-Salem. She was also president of the Zeta Phi Beta chapter in Winston-Salem, and was active in sorority activities throughout her life.
153:
Day" programs. The
Winston-Salem branch of Zeta Phi Beta sponsors a Pearl Anna Neal Scholarship, for "minority female high school seniors who participate in the performing arts and are North Carolina residents in Mecklenburg County".
494:
105:
650:
144:
Neal was also a church organist and choir director, at
Gethsemane AME Zion Church in Charlotte. She was named Gethsemane's "Woman of the Year" in 1974.
346:
290:
263:
236:
209:
470:
88:(October 10, 1900 – January 31, 1978) was an American music educator and one of the founding members or "Five Pearls" of the sorority
645:
635:
520:
109:
593:
418:
388:
137:
280:
253:
199:
336:
226:
101:
120:
in 1938. She was one of the founding members or "Five Pearls" of the Zeta Phi Beta sorority in 1920, along with
544:
121:
310:
112:. She graduated from Howard University's Conservatory of Music in 1922, and pursued further studies at the
640:
30:
630:
625:
444:
117:
125:
170:
342:
286:
259:
232:
205:
362:
113:
568:
619:
89:
77:
228:
A Pledge with
Purpose: Black Sororities and Fraternities and the Fight for Equality
201:
Black Greek-Letter
Organizations in the 21st Century: Our Fight Has Just Begun
136:
Neal taught in
Georgia and Texas as a young woman, and taught music in the
255:
Organizing Black
America: An Encyclopedia of African American Associations
116:
and the
Chicago Institute of Music. She earned a master's degree from
104:, the daughter of Nora L. Neal (later Nora Caldwell). She attended
495:"Zeta Phi Beta Sorority hosts annual Hattitude and Hankie Tea"
471:"Zeta Phi Beta Sorority chapter committed to four principles"
35:
Pearl Anna Neal, from the 1922 yearbook of Howard
University
545:"SOD Pearl Anna Neal Scholarship Theatre Scholarship Guide"
225:
Parks, Gregory S.; Hughey, Matthew W. (2020-04-14).
128:, Myrtle Goings Faithful, and Fannie Pettie Watts.
72:
64:
52:
40:
21:
569:"W-S Zeta branch gives scholarships at luncheon"
389:"Zeta Phi Betas Observe 'Finer Womanhood Week'"
419:"Service of Triumph Held for Miss Pearl Neal"
8:
29:
18:
594:"Local Zeta Chapter Awards Scholarships"
387:Cuthbertson, James (February 27, 1975).
282:Encyclopedia of African American Society
76:One of the founders or "Five Pearls" of
338:Winston-Salem's African American Legacy
162:
651:People from Charlotte, North Carolina
417:Ashley, Gwen H. (February 18, 1978).
412:
410:
335:Harry, Cheryl Streeter (2013-02-04).
311:"Hospital Rebuilds Her Life of Music"
7:
304:
302:
193:
191:
519:Voleer, Thomas (January 22, 2020).
341:. Arcadia Publishing. p. 44.
285:. SAGE Publications. p. 905.
14:
279:Jaynes, Gerald D. (2005-02-01).
204:. University Press of Kentucky.
198:Parks, Gregory S. (2008-06-13).
469:Cowles, Stephen (2018-01-17).
309:Roseman, Demont (1960-11-17).
1:
252:Mjagkij, Nina (2003-12-16).
100:Pearl Anna Neal was born in
600:. June 30, 2011. p. 17
458:– via Newspapers.com.
376:– via Newspapers.com.
324:– via Newspapers.com.
184:– via Newspapers.com.
667:
258:. Routledge. p. 617.
521:"100 years of sisterhood"
445:"Obituary for Pearl Neal"
102:Charlotte, North Carolina
59:Charlotte, North Carolina
47:Charlotte, North Carolina
28:
646:Howard University alumni
636:American music educators
96:Early life and education
598:Winston-Salem Chronicle
499:Marshall News Messenger
451:. 1978-02-02. p. 4
423:Winston-Salem Chronicle
369:. 1973-02-24. p. 9
177:. 1960-10-01. p. 5
122:Arizona Cleaver Stemons
16:American music educator
608:– via DigitalNC.
433:– via DigitalNC.
403:– via DigitalNC.
175:The Charlotte Observer
171:"Mrs. Nora Caldwell"
118:Columbia University
475:The Tidewater News
449:The Charlotte News
393:The Charlotte Post
367:The Charlotte News
315:The Charlotte News
126:Viola Tyler Goings
348:978-0-7385-9773-7
292:978-1-4522-6541-4
265:978-1-135-58123-7
238:978-1-4798-5963-4
211:978-0-8131-3872-5
83:
82:
658:
610:
609:
607:
605:
590:
584:
583:
581:
580:
565:
559:
558:
556:
555:
541:
535:
534:
532:
531:
516:
510:
509:
507:
506:
491:
485:
484:
482:
481:
466:
460:
459:
457:
456:
441:
435:
434:
432:
430:
414:
405:
404:
402:
400:
384:
378:
377:
375:
374:
363:"Womanhood Week"
359:
353:
352:
332:
326:
325:
323:
322:
306:
297:
296:
276:
270:
269:
249:
243:
242:
222:
216:
215:
195:
186:
185:
183:
182:
167:
114:Juilliard School
56:January 31, 1978
44:October 10, 1900
33:
19:
666:
665:
661:
660:
659:
657:
656:
655:
616:
615:
614:
613:
603:
601:
592:
591:
587:
578:
576:
567:
566:
562:
553:
551:
543:
542:
538:
529:
527:
525:Gainesville Sun
518:
517:
513:
504:
502:
501:. 31 March 2020
493:
492:
488:
479:
477:
468:
467:
463:
454:
452:
443:
442:
438:
428:
426:
416:
415:
408:
398:
396:
386:
385:
381:
372:
370:
361:
360:
356:
349:
334:
333:
329:
320:
318:
308:
307:
300:
293:
278:
277:
273:
266:
251:
250:
246:
239:
224:
223:
219:
212:
197:
196:
189:
180:
178:
169:
168:
164:
159:
150:
134:
110:King's Mountain
106:Lincoln Academy
98:
86:Pearl Anna Neal
60:
57:
48:
45:
36:
24:
23:Pearl Anna Neal
17:
12:
11:
5:
664:
662:
654:
653:
648:
643:
638:
633:
628:
618:
617:
612:
611:
585:
560:
549:Broadway World
536:
511:
486:
461:
436:
406:
379:
354:
347:
327:
298:
291:
271:
264:
244:
237:
217:
210:
187:
161:
160:
158:
155:
149:
146:
133:
130:
97:
94:
81:
80:
74:
73:Known for
70:
69:
68:Music educator
66:
62:
61:
58:
54:
50:
49:
46:
42:
38:
37:
34:
26:
25:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
663:
652:
649:
647:
644:
642:
641:Zeta Phi Beta
639:
637:
634:
632:
629:
627:
624:
623:
621:
599:
595:
589:
586:
574:
570:
564:
561:
550:
546:
540:
537:
526:
522:
515:
512:
500:
496:
490:
487:
476:
472:
465:
462:
450:
446:
440:
437:
424:
420:
413:
411:
407:
394:
390:
383:
380:
368:
364:
358:
355:
350:
344:
340:
339:
331:
328:
316:
312:
305:
303:
299:
294:
288:
284:
283:
275:
272:
267:
261:
257:
256:
248:
245:
240:
234:
231:. NYU Press.
230:
229:
221:
218:
213:
207:
203:
202:
194:
192:
188:
176:
172:
166:
163:
156:
154:
148:Personal life
147:
145:
142:
139:
138:Winston-Salem
131:
129:
127:
123:
119:
115:
111:
107:
103:
95:
93:
91:
90:Zeta Phi Beta
87:
79:
78:Zeta Phi Beta
75:
71:
67:
63:
55:
51:
43:
39:
32:
27:
20:
604:February 20,
602:. Retrieved
597:
588:
577:. Retrieved
575:. 2016-07-07
573:WS Chronicle
572:
563:
552:. Retrieved
548:
539:
528:. Retrieved
524:
514:
503:. Retrieved
498:
489:
478:. Retrieved
474:
464:
453:. Retrieved
448:
439:
429:February 20,
427:. Retrieved
422:
399:February 20,
397:. Retrieved
392:
382:
371:. Retrieved
366:
357:
337:
330:
319:. Retrieved
317:. p. 21
314:
281:
274:
254:
247:
227:
220:
200:
179:. Retrieved
174:
165:
151:
143:
135:
99:
85:
84:
631:1978 deaths
626:1900 births
425:. p. 7
395:. p. 9
620:Categories
579:2023-02-20
554:2023-02-20
530:2023-02-20
505:2023-02-20
480:2023-02-20
455:2023-02-20
373:2023-02-20
321:2023-02-20
181:2023-02-20
157:References
65:Occupation
92:in 1920.
345:
289:
262:
235:
208:
132:Career
606:2023
431:2023
401:2023
343:ISBN
287:ISBN
260:ISBN
233:ISBN
206:ISBN
53:Died
41:Born
108:in
622::
596:.
571:.
547:.
523:.
497:.
473:.
447:.
421:.
409:^
391:.
365:.
313:.
301:^
190:^
173:.
124:,
582:.
557:.
533:.
508:.
483:.
351:.
295:.
268:.
241:.
214:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
