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Mr. Hicks in Coming of Age in Mississippi: A Good Coach with a Dark Side
Copyright (c) 2018 by Roscoe Barnes III
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This blog post identifies "Mr. Hicks" in Anne Moody's Coming of Age in Mississippi as Coach Wordy Hicks Jr. who worked in the Wilkinson County School District in southwest Mississippi. He served as coach at Finch High School in Centreville and Wilkinson County Training School in Woodville (later called Wilkinson County High School). He also served as head principal at the high school. Although praised by the district, Hicks was not without controversy. Among other things, he was criticized for his behavior toward female students and teachers. The author contends the information presented in this article supports the accuracy in Moody's narrative.
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Anne MoodyComing of Age in MississippiCivil RightsHistoryWomens HistoryLiteratureBiographyMississippiJim CrowWordy Hicks Jr.Sexual harassmentEducationWilkinson County SchoolsBiographyGender, Sexuality and EducationHistoryLiteratureHistorical Studies not elsewhere classifiedGender studiesEthnic Studies
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