An examination of the book, “Coming of Age in Mississippi”, by Anne Moody.
A review of Moody’s book, which describes the coming of age of a young black girl in the American South during the 1930s and 40s. It looks at the impact of the Civil Rights Movement on the young woman who emerges from this childhood.
Coming of Age (Moody, 1997) is a well-written dynamic personal story that tells about the life of a remarkable young black woman who grew up in rural Mississippi during the forties and fifties. She tells her own daring and brave story beautifully as she shares proudly with the readers how it was to grow up within the racial injustice that was characteristic of not only Mississippi, but also the southern United States. However, with the onset of the Civil Rights Movement during the 1960’s, Moody and other rights African Americans fought for their right to have equal access to seats on the bus, waiting rooms, drinking fountains, and schools.