Coming of Age in Mississippi

ISBN-10: 1535393297
ISBN-13: 9781535393294
Series: Coming of Age in Mississippi
Pages: 110
Language: English
Published: 2016-07-20
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Author: Anne Moody

Description

Written without a trace of sentimentality or apology, this is an unforgettable personal story-the truth as a remarkable young woman named Anne Moody lived it. To read her book is to know what it is to have grown up black in Mississippi in the forties an fifties-and to have survived with pride and courage intact. In this now classic autobiography, she details the sights, smells, and suffering of growing up in a racist society and candidily reveals the soul of a black girl who had the courage to challenge it. The result is a touchstone work: an accurate, authoritative portrait of black family life in the rural South and a moving account of a woman's indomitable heart.