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PHOTOS: Eternal flame memorial honors victims of Atlanta Child Murders
Atlanta lived in terror from 1979 to 1981, as the community sought answers for the deaths of 30 Black boys and girls citywide.
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Credit: Natrice Miller/AJC
(Left to right) Valerie Mathis, the sister of victim Jeffery Mathis embraces Valerie Jackson, the widow of former Atlanta Mayor Maynard Jackson, in front of Atlanta Children’s Eternal Flame Memorial on Tuesday, June 27, 2023. The memorial was created to honor the lives of children killed during the Atlanta Child Murders. (Natrice Miller/ Natrice.miller@ajc.com)
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