Anne Moody grew up in Mississippi, during the 1940’s, were black people suffered from extreme racism and poverty. During this time the white people had the power and often took advantage of those with none; in specific, the black people. As a young girl, Anne Moody fought through starvation, confusion, seclusion, terror, and rage. As the older sister, Anne acquired a lot of responsibility to her family and worked most of her life for survival. As Anne grew older she became curious and wanted to explore the reasons behind racial inequality. Anne underwent through a roller coaster of hardships during her growth; thus, the contact with whites, the racism in Mississippi, the relationship between blacks and whites, the hate, the movements, the environment,
