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Coming of Age in Mississippi

by Anne Moody

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Moody's famous autobiography is a classic work on growing up poor and Black in the rural South. Her searing account of life before the Civil Rights Movement is as moving as The Color Purple and as important as And Let Us Now Praise Famous Men. "A history of our time . . . (and) a reminder that we cannot now relax".--Senator Edward Kennedy.
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ISBN:
9780440314882
Author:
Moody, Anne
Publisher:
Laurel Editions
Location:
New York, N.Y.
Subject:
People of Color
Subject:
Biography
Subject:
Afro-americans
Subject:
United States - 20th Century (1945 to present)
Subject:
African American Studies
Subject:
Social conditions
Subject:
Mississippi
Subject:
African Americans
Subject:
Afro-Americans -- Civil rights -- Mississippi.
Subject:
Ethnic Studies - African American Studies
Subject:
Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - General
Subject:
cultural heritage
Subject:
Civil Rights
Subject:
African Americans--Civil rights
Copyright:
c196
Series Volume:
45
Publication Date:
January 1992
Binding:
Mass Market Paperbound
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
384
Dimensions:
682x424x115 46
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