Part one of term paper
Civil Rights activist, Anne Moody was born in rural Wilkinson County, Mississippi in 1940. Anne Moody grew up on a plantation were her parents where sharecroppers. Her autobiography, , details the suffering of growing up in a racist society. Her account of her life starts at the age of 4. She remembers not seeing her parents that much becau ...

Part two of term paper
... Anne had to take on a job as a maid after school to help her now single mother make ends meet after her father left to be with another women. Her mother had more children and married again, but Anne’s relationship with her stepfather was very shaky. He thought Anne was too outspoken for her own good. Racism surrounded Anne and even though she was young she challenged it. She wanted to know why, whites went to other schools, and why she couldn’t tutor whites who needed help. She also wanted ...