Tiffany Sibley

June 30, 1999

Computer Class

ANNE MOODY was born September 15, 1940. She was born in Wilkinson County, Mississippi. She grew up in Centreville, MS. Her childhood was like a disaster because she had to help support her family for food and clothing.

Her parents' names were Fred and Elnire Moody. Anne was the oldest of seven children. The death of Emmett Till made her feel so, so, bad.

Anne didn't have to pay to go to college because she had a full scholarship. She completed her education at Tougaloo College. She became a teacher in a small town in Canton. Later on she married Austin Stratus.

Blacks were scared to fight for their freedom, so she joined several organizations to help support her race. She joined the NAACP, SNCC, and CORE organizations. She showed courage by helping her race during the civil rights movement. The thing Anne Moody believed in most strongly was that the schools should not be segregated. One of the worst things that happened to her was that she had to eat beans and bread every day, and the best thing she achieved was her goal of becoming a teacher in Canton, Mississippi.

Anne Moody published a collection of short stories called Mr. Death in 1975. She also wrote Coming of Age in Mississippi. The best part of the book is when she needed a dress in order to be the homecoming eighth grade queen. She told her daddy that she needed a dress and then he came to the woman's house; he had a big box in his hand. She just felt like going over to him and giving him a big hug. Her daddy put the box on the sofa and he told her to open it and then she opened it. She opened it and there was a pretty light blue, long dress. She told her daddy, "Thanks daddy." Then she grabbed the box and she ran back home. She showed her mom and her family the pretty dress. That was a good part because I like to be the queen and things like that.

Anne Moody is a good lady. I would like to be like Anne Moody some day. She is a person who helped fight for her freedom.