Coming_Of_Age_In_Mississippi

Coming Of Age In Mississippi Book Review Title of Book: Coming Of Age In Mississippi Author: Anne Moody Publication Date: 1968 Publisher: Dell Publishing Source: Dr. Katherine Abbott Audience Age/Grade: Young Adult Genre: Strong Female Character Curriculum Connections: Civil Rights Movement, Racism, Determination, 1960s History and Survival Summary: The story introduces the reader to the character of Anne Moody, also known as Essie, her family, and a source of several famous characters such as Martin Luther King, Jr. and Medgar Evers. She grew up in a town in Centreville, Mississippi where she developed an intense hatred of “White America” and blacks. She book, anne, king, rights, help, evers, civil, black, because, moody, life, blacks, whites, white, people, mississippi, medgar, helped, ever, equality, during, character, caused, young, wonder, woman, treated, through, taught, strength, realize, murder, movement, men, made