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Book #5 of the year: “Coming of Age in Mississippi” by Anne Moody.

Thanks to Joelle for the gift ❤️ This book is a must read. It‘s the autobiography of a Mississippi-born and raised Black woman, author, and activist. It‘s not an easy read but it provides an important and usually ignored perspective into the civil rights movement of the Deep South.

Challenge (to myself) to read *Just* my own books in June. Here are some of the ones I hope to read.

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Thank goodness for #RoyalMail in lockdown.

I read this for Black History Month, and was blown away, tears rolling down my face at the end. Definite 5 star read, and recommended for everyone!

Second time reading this book. There something about autobiographies that take place in the rural south that peak my interest. Oh The History!

Reading Envy Podcast 096: Not Without Hope with returning guest Yanira aka @Notafraidofwords #podcast http://tinyurl.com/ReadingEnvy096
And the answer to yesterday's trivia is - Mississippi!

Highly recommended memoir about a courageous black woman who grew up in Mississippi and had an active role in the Civil Rights movement.

Got this is the mail today from @Notafraidofwords . Can't wait to read it.

This is the story of Anne Moody growing up black in Mississippi and eventually her involvement with the civil rights movement in the 60s. My goodness, this book was a blessing. Moody is recounting events in her life without sentimentality. Yet, this book is so powerful. Moody analyzes the difficulties of people uniting and fighting when they have so little. The extreme things done to her in the name of segregation is disheartening. Please read it.

Moody's memoir of growing up in, and as a college student, fighting the Jim Crow South. She does a great job of connecting you with her emotional story. Highly recommended.

I've been assigned this for class three times and I have read it all the way through every time. There are passages of it that are seared into my memory. It's a heart-wrenching story of strength, resilience, and of the Jim Crow South and the Civil Rights Movement. It's unforgettable. - Flannery

The very last line - published in 1968 - about being black and free in America. It felt like a punch in the gut. A really powerful question, lingering at the end, forcing us to think. Where are we now? Damn.

A bit long but a really fantastic autobiography about the civil rights movement and Moody's life as a young black woman. It's hard not to love her and feel her emotions. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️