![]() Though MLK and Rosa Parks had their merits, they offer a one dimensional version of Civil Rights- Christian, older, polite, forgiving. It’s truly unfortunate that so many others have been forgotten or rarely mentioned on a large scale. Im not the first or the last to compress the robust Civil Rights movement into those three figures. Before Anne, when I thought of the Civil Rights movement I thought of the same names- Martin Luther King, Malcolm X and Rosa Parks. Perhaps I identify with the rage that built up inside of her. Maybe its her scathing honesty or her quizzical nature. ![]() Perhaps I connect to her so much because she too was born in the South. ![]() Her book, Coming of Age in Mississippi, changed how I saw the past. I dont think any historical figure has had a larger impact on my life than Anne Moody.Īctually, Im sure no historical figure has had a larger impact. ![]()
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