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

5.0

An incredibly powerful and poignant account of living in Mississippi during the 1960s. I have so much respect for civil rights activists like Moody, who tirelessly fought for Black rights even under the threat of incarceration and death. Her work with organizations such as NAACP, SNCC, and CORE led her to become alienated from most of her family, which was really heartbreaking, but it also allowed her to connect with many others who were just as angry as her and who were unafraid to challenge the existing circumstances and unjust violence against Black people.