Coming of Age in Mississippi
by Anne Moody | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0440314887 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0440314887 Global Overview for this book
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I found this book at the local Thrift Store and could not pass it up.
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.
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.
I chose this book from Busyangel's Wrap It Up bookbox based on the first sentence, "I'm still haunted by dreams of the time we lived on Mr. Carter's plantation." I enjoy reading about Southern history (both fiction and non-fiction), so this first sentence made me think that I might enjoy this book.
Unfortunately, this is a book that I have read within the past year. I did enjoy it and would recommend it to anybody else who is interested in reading about the civil rights movement.
I will be pass this book on in the Every One's a Prize Winner bookbox that should be headed my way soon.
Unfortunately, this is a book that I have read within the past year. I did enjoy it and would recommend it to anybody else who is interested in reading about the civil rights movement.
I will be pass this book on in the Every One's a Prize Winner bookbox that should be headed my way soon.
Journal Entry 4 by ladybug74 at Book Box, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Monday, September 22, 2008
Released 15 yrs ago (9/22/2008 UTC) at Book Box, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases
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Releasing into Trekwoman's Every One's a Prize Winner bookbox.
This book won the Brotherhood Award from the National Council of Christians and Jews in 1969 and the Best Book of the Year Award from the National Library Association in 1969.
Releasing into Trekwoman's Every One's a Prize Winner bookbox.
This book won the Brotherhood Award from the National Council of Christians and Jews in 1969 and the Best Book of the Year Award from the National Library Association in 1969.
Journal Entry 5 by trekwoman from -- Somewhere In The State --, California USA on Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Looks wonderful. I love stories of this nature. Came home to visit me in my Prize Winner box. Thanks for including it.
Journal Entry 6 by trekwoman at Controlled Release, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases on Monday, September 7, 2009
Released 14 yrs ago (9/8/2009 UTC) at Controlled Release, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases
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This book is part of the Great Fall Book Exodus of 2009. It may next travel to a book sale at the library, a friend or relative of mine, a complete stranger or a friend I've yet-to-meet. Join me in wishing it Bon Voyage!
This book is part of the Great Fall Book Exodus of 2009. It may next travel to a book sale at the library, a friend or relative of mine, a complete stranger or a friend I've yet-to-meet. Join me in wishing it Bon Voyage!