A review by hatrireads
Coming of Age in Mississippi: The Classic Autobiography of a Young Black Girl in the Rural South by Anne Moody

4.0

I can't believe I have never read this book. I graduated from the University of Mississippi with a degree in English and Journalism and a minor in Southern Studies. This should have been required reading! Published in the late 1960s, this memoir tells the honest story of a black girl growing up in a rural town in south Mississippi in the late 50s and early 60s Anne Moody's voice is authentic and true and heartbreaking. Only through a memoir like this, can we really see into a different world. Her words are still searing and important. I wonder how much has Mississippi and the world have really changed since then. Definitely not enough. I also think about what William Faulkner said "To understand the world, you must first understand a place like Mississippi." I highly recommend this book.