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Coming of Age in Mississippi : The Classic Autobiography of Growing Up Poor and Black in the Rural South by Anne Moody is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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Written without a trace of sentimentality or apology, this is an unforgettable personal story'the truth as a remarkable young woman named Anne Moody lived it. To read her book is to know what it is to have grown up black in Mississippi in the forties an fifties'and to have survived with pride and courage intact. In this now classic autobiography, she details the sights, smells, and suffering of growing up in a racist society and candidily reveals the soul of a black girl who had the courage to challenge it. The result is a touchstone work: an accurate, authoritative portrait of black family life in the rural South and a moving account of a woman's indomitable heart. From the Paperback edition

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Author

Anne Moody

Publisher

Random House Publishing Group

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9780440314882

Category

history

Subjects

Memoir, Science, Social Science

Rating

4.11 / 5 (444 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14