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Coming of Age in Mississippi

By: Anne Moody
Narrated by: Lisa Reneé Pitts
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Born to a poor couple who were tenant farmers on a plantation in Mississippi, Anne Moody lived through some of the most dangerous days of the pre-civil rights era in the South. The week before she began high school came the news of Emmet Till's lynching. Before then, she had "known the fear of hunger, hell, and the Devil. But now there was…the fear of being killed just because I was black." In that moment was born the passion for freedom and justice that would change her life.

An all-A student whose dream of going to college is realized when she wins a basketball scholarship, she finally dares to join the NAACP in her junior year. Through the NAACP and later through CORE and SNCC she has first-hand experience of the demonstrations and sit-ins that were the mainstay of the civil rights movement, and the arrests and jailings, the shotguns, fire hoses, police dogs, billy clubs and deadly force that were used to destroy it.

A deeply personal story but also a portrait of a turning point in our nation's destiny, this autobiography lets us see history in the making, through the eyes of one of the footsoldiers in the civil rights movement.

©1968 Anne Moody (P)2012 Tantor African American Studies Americas Black & African American Cultural & Regional Racism & Discrimination Social Sciences Specific Demographics United States Discrimination Civil rights Social justice

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"Simply one of the best, Anne Moody's autobiography is an eloquent, moving testimonial to...courage." (Chicago Tribune)
Powerful Autobiography • Gripping Historical Perspective • Excellent Narration • Emotional Firsthand Account • Smooth Voice
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This book had my emotions like a roller coaster . Although I wanted more at the end .

Emotional book

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amazing book on one of the three that sat on the Woolworth counter during the Civil rights movements.
Watch https://m.imdb.com/title/tt2330728/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk. Anne Moody unfortunately was not here for this.

fabulouse book

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the story is one for the history books, but the way it was delivered was impeccable. it was difficult not to get drawn in. sometimes it felt as though you were right there with the author

excellent narration

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This book was one of the best that I’ve listened to in a long time. The fact that someone had to endure all that Ann Moody did and still be able to get a college degree while helping others is phenomenal.

Riveting until the very end!

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I disliked the bad language and content, rated R not made for kids to listen to at all

The over all language is rated R

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Every American should read this powerful and moving story. Moody‘s account provides insight and understanding into American culture.

Required Reading

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it was an amazing book and it felt as if you were following her journey

great to know the struggles for civil rights

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I loved this book so much. It told a great story of courage, strength, and resilience. It was especially special to me because I’ve actually had the opportunity to spend time in Woodville Mississippi in Wilkerson County.. It’s a great little town with great people.

Amazing story telling

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I've only listened to a handful of audio books and usually tend to the narrators' voices. But in Coming of Age in Mississippi, Lisa Renee Pitts gives a terrific performance that emanates depth through her the softness of her voice. I particularly liked her incorporation of using different dialects to distinguish individual characters as well as her ability to change her tone when conveying different moods. Pitts did an excellent job at conveying the emotions that Anne Moody describes in her riveting story and I give her performance five stars!

Riveting Story with Excellent Narrator

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While the reader did very well, there were times in the story where I wondered if the title shouldn't be changed to "The making of a Bigot"

Pitt's performance was one of the best

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