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lanegard's review against another edition
5.0
A great autobiography that allows the reader to see through an African American woman's eyes in the 1950s and 60s. A raw, truth-telling book that bluntly portrays the racist agenda of the South and the struggle of being black in America. It calls our country out on its bullshit, it clearly identifies the ironies through the eyes of a child, a child who knows and understands the life she is going to be forced to live. I adored this book and the sad realization and wonder of "is it going to be better?". Being where we are now, it is easy to brush it off and say yes it got better, it's all good now. But to see it from a perspective of unknowing and to see the helplessness and slow fade of spirit from a girl who gave her whole life to the Movement is heartbreaking. Anne Moody is a hero for girls and all who support the abolishment of unjust notions.
crizzle's review against another edition
4.0
I decided to get after the very first book I have had on my to-read list since I made this account in 2012. It turned out to be a very important memoir of a girl born in 1940, growing up Black, poor, and fiercely hard-working, and then her realization of racism as Emmett Till was murdered just as she was entering high school. In college she got involved in the student non violent coalition and NAACP and I looked up the photos of her getting food dumped on her during her lunch counter sit-in. This is a brutally honest and vulnerable memoir in which she was beaten, harassed by cops, jailed, and suffers serious doubts through it all. As I end the book to the lyrics of “We Shall Overcome” and I’m also reading the current news of the trial of the cop who murdered George Floyd, I am so weepy.
mackenzie24213's review against another edition
5.0
Its hard to believe that this is a true story. Its even harder to believe that this all took place in the 20th century. Some parts sounded more like the 1860s not the 1920s. Anne Moody lived an extraordinary life. A very hard life, but her life is an inspiration.
cryscross's review against another edition
2.5
voice is punchy and story is compelling, but unfortunately the writing leaves a lot to be desired
jcp1009's review against another edition
5.0
This book was really inspiring and tells the detailed story of Anne Moody's life in Mississippi and her involvement in the movement.
peyton_vernon's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0