Coming of Age in Mississippi Civil Rights activist, Anne Moody was born in rural Wilkinson County, Mississippi in 1940. Anne Moody grew up on a plantation were her parents where sharecroppers. Her autobiography, Coming of Age in Mississippi, details the suffering of growing up in a racist society. Her account of her life starts at the age of 4. She remembers not seeing her parents that much because they where always in the fields. Moody and her baby sister were watched by their uncle who was not much older than they were. He resented having to look after them and was very abusive. Anne spent her c....

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