The well-written autobiography Coming of Age in Mississippi by Anne Moody is the story of her life as a poor black girl growing into adulthood. It depicts life in a rural Mississippi town during the civil rights movement of the 1940's and 1950's. She overcomes obstacles such as discrimination and hunger as she struggles to survive childhood. The main character, Anne Moody, always sought a purpose for her life, while she struggled through life's hardships. …showed first 75 words of 956 total…

…showed last 75 words of 956 total…or coming of age (reaching adulthood) in Mississippi during a time of change and struggle. In conclusion, I enjoyed this book very much because it allowed me to understand an important historical event and to know what it felt like to be a civil rights activist. . Anne Moody's Coming of Age in Mississippi gives the reader a better appreciation of the struggles and hardships people went through and overcame just to have some basic rights.