Anne Moody | |
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 Moody in the 1970s | |
| Born | Essie Mae Moody September 15, 1940 Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | February 5, 2015 (aged 74) Gloster, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Education | Natchez Junior College; Tougaloo College |
| Occupation | Author |
| Known for | Civil rights activism |
| Notable work | Coming of Age in Mississippi (1968) |
Anne Moody (September 15, 1940 – February 5, 2015) was an American author who wrote about her experiences growing up poor and black in rural Mississippi, and her involvement in the Civil Rights Movement through the NAACP, CORE and SNCC. Moody began fighting racism and segregation as a young girl growing up in Centreville, Mississippi.[1]
- ^ Moody, Anne (1968). Coming of Age in Mississippi. Dial Press. pp. 1–424.