![]() ![]() ![]() 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. The results of this study can be applied to future scholarship and curriculum development for a variety of secondary and post-secondary history classes. The story of a black girl growing up in the desperate poverty of rural Mississippi. ![]() Her skilled writing leaves one with a clear picture of the hardships that the blacks went through because of racial discrimination in the United States. This, in turn, provides a starting point for developing robust knowledge of and empathy for the experiences of marginalized people-past and present. Coming of age in Mississippi is a book written by Anne Moody. Specifically, Moody's memoir provides a rich backdrop to deeply engage with: (1) how race works to shape material consequences and human welfare (2) the experiences of Black women during and prior to the Civil Rights Movement and (3) the limits of the Movement's "success." This study reveals how history students demonstrated understanding of the nuanced, intersectional experiences of one Black American woman to better understand the complexities of the Civil Rights Movement (CRM). In this paper, the author outlines the results of a research study conducted on one class cohort, focusing on the impacts of teaching Black women's history through Anne Moody's 1968 memoir, "Coming of Age in Mississippi," on their understandings of race and the experiences of Black women. Coming of Age in Mississippi: The Classic Autobiography of Growing Up Poor and Black in the Rural South is written by Anne Moody and published by Dell. ![]()
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