Coming of Age in Mississippi is an autobiography about life of Anne Moody and her struggles with growing up black in Mississippi. As a child, Moody could never comprehend the lack of fairness among blacks and whites. As she grew older she expected to understand and find out why races were unequal. However, when she never found the answers to those questions, she felt a great deal of frustration. Moody wanted equality for African Americans and she wanted to join the cause to support them. She gained knowledge of an organization known as the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, but it happens to be banned in Mississippi. Her mother, Toosweet, did not support her decisions because her mother wanted to do the right thing
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Her family couldn’t understand why Moody didn’t just give up her support for the Civil Rights movement. Moody never let anything stand in her way when it came to fighting for respect and equality for the African Americans. With Anne as the main supporter of the Civil Rights movement and with its supporters wanting to the same this mind set kept the movement successful. Besides her mother, the women that she met throughout her life provided the education of topics her mother couldn’t. Moody couldn’t find anyone who had the answers to her questions about Emmett Till and the NAACP until she found Mrs. Rice. Mrs. Rice was her homeroom teacher in high school and plays a major role during Moody’s maturation. She explains everything to her about the murder of Emmett Till and the NAACP. Mrs. Rice explanations about the NAACP lead Moody to grow more curious about the organization. Mrs. Burke is one of the many white women that Moody had worked for as a maid. Mrs. Burke is the rudest and nastiest people; she is considered a racist in the book. Even though she gives Moody respect, she still does not trust the African Americans and portrayed as a prejudice. Mrs. Burke shows how prejudice the whites are against the blacks. She was the one to mention about the NAACP while Moody was working for
Her family couldn’t understand why Moody didn’t just give up her support for the Civil Rights movement. Moody never let anything stand in her way when it came to fighting for respect and equality for the African Americans. With Anne as the main supporter of the Civil Rights movement and with its supporters wanting to the same this mind set kept the movement successful. Besides her mother, the women that she met throughout her life provided the education of topics her mother couldn’t. Moody couldn’t find anyone who had the answers to her questions about Emmett Till and the NAACP until she found Mrs. Rice. Mrs. Rice was her homeroom teacher in high school and plays a major role during Moody’s maturation. She explains everything to her about the murder of Emmett Till and the NAACP. Mrs. Rice explanations about the NAACP lead Moody to grow more curious about the organization. Mrs. Burke is one of the many white women that Moody had worked for as a maid. Mrs. Burke is the rudest and nastiest people; she is considered a racist in the book. Even though she gives Moody respect, she still does not trust the African Americans and portrayed as a prejudice. Mrs. Burke shows how prejudice the whites are against the blacks. She was the one to mention about the NAACP while Moody was working for