Written without a trace of sentimentality or apology, this is an unforgettable personal story -- the truth as
a remarkable young woman named Anne Moody lived it. To read her book is to know what it is to have grown up black
in Mississippi in the forties an fifties -- and to have survived with pride and courage intact.
In this now classic autobiography, she details the sights, smells, and suffering of growing up in a racist society
and candidily reveals the soul of a black girl who had the courage to challenge it. The result is a touchstone
work: an accurate, authoritative portrait of black family life in the rural South and a moving account of a woman's
indomitable heart.
Table of Contents
Part 1 Childhood
Part 2 High School
Part 3 College
Part 4 The Movement
