Anne Moody
Anne Moody's "Coming of Age in Mississippi" was altogether insightful into the life of an African-American raised in the deep south during the civil rights movement. It gave us a look at what many sacrificed in order to achieve civil rights for all. I believe this book achieved its goal of telling of one woman's struggle for her basic rights in a hostile environment. This book begins with the life of its author. She starts out as basically a slave child on a farm in Mississippi. She tells of her parent’s lives, how they went to the fields at sun up and came back from them at sundown. She describes her abusive cousin, George Lee, and tells of a few traumatic childhood experiences. She goes on describing where her mother and fathers marital problems began, which leads to their separation and her father moving in with another woman. This is where her hardships begin for her. Throughout her childhood she is a timid, poor little girl who is afraid to even ask her mother questions about what is going on around her. Anne tells of their staple diet, beans and bread, which was just enough to keep her alive. I cannot possibly imagine what it is like to be on the brink of starvation. Although a tim
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Approximate Word count = 1464
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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