The book Coming of Age in Mississippi is not in any way based on statistical data but just on the experiences and views of the oppressed.
Well, Anne Moody was always a rebel and did not agree with the thoughts that her mother had about the world, which are some reasons why she got involved in activities and movements trying to support and help the common black man. Coming of age in Mississippi is filled with examples of the hatred that existed between blacks and whites in the 1960’s and 70’s not written by an individual simply analyzing the situation but by an individual exposed to racism first hand throughout her whole life and having to live with the fact that if you are black, you are less than white. Even though she had to start working at an early age due to the fact that her father deserted her family and left them to support themselves by doing whatever they have to do to survive. This was exactly the way Anne Moody saw it. Some are born with it and others have to earn it the hard way. Her purpose in writing this book was to help people understand her life and the continuous discrimination and hardships that blacks had to face during these horrible times of racism.
Aunt Moody’s life of struggle is definitely an inspiration to everybody seeking a change in their society because she was an active NAACP and CORE member and activist fighting against injustice.
Coming of age in Mississippi focuses primarily on the experiences of racism and daily struggles from a child’s perspective to the hardships of being black during these times of racial inequality and despair. Anne Moody was born in Mississippi on September 15, 1940, in Wilkinson County, Mississippi.
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