Anne Moody: A Woman of Courage

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Anne Moody was a remarkable woman. This blog post presents a brief overview of her life history. It is a profile in courage. Moody, who was born and raised in Centreville, Miss., was a civil rights pioneer and the noted author of Coming of Age in Mississippi. She was born on Sept. 15, 1940. She passed on Feb. 5, 2015 at her home in Gloster, Miss. Her book is an autobiography. It chronicles her life as a poor black girl growing up in rural Mississippi during the Jim Crow era.

This article features key moments in her life, such as the time she learned about the death of Emmett Till and the church bombing in Birmingham, Ala. It also provides a timeline of other important events related to her history.