Anne Moody can compare to Martin Luther King, Jr. because of her belief in advocating for nonviolent resistance. In the Coming of Age in Mississippi, she tells the story of her struggles and triumphs over racial discrimination in her hometown of Centerville. Anne had the belief that civil rights activists such as King engaged in nonviolent protests as a way of creating awareness of racial segregation. However, she felt that these methods were ineffective; hence, she took a different approach by participating in sit-ins. Miss Moody was of the opinion that racial discrimination was a sickness that the white folks in Mississippi were suffering from. One of her most memorable acts was the sit-in at the Woolworth’s store where the activists sat
