Anne Moody: Taking the Road Less TraveledComing of Age in Mississippi, an autobiography written by Anne Moody, is a novel based on the life of an African American in the Mississippi campaign and his involvement in the civil rights movement. Anne Moody's curiosity about inequality began at a young age, despite her mother's influence. Anne said, “Every time I [Anne] tried to talk to mom about the white people, she got angry” (Moody 35). Anne thought, “with a mother like that, you’ll never learn anything” (Moody 134). Although her mother did not talk about white people or the hardships they inflict, Anne would learn more about white people through her interactions with her teacher, Mrs. Rice, and her employer, Mrs. Claiborne. Anne Moody's strong character, her frustration with her peers' damaging attitude of detachment from racism, and several destructive events throughout her life are some of the reasons why Moody became involved in the anti-racism movement. civil rights. Yet despite his involvement in the civil rights movement, Moody was critical of the leaders of the civil rights movement. Anne Moody's strong character led her to want to get involved in the civil rights movement. Moody's curiosity and courage defined his strong character. The society she lived in constantly reinforced that white people were better than black people, but Anne didn't know why. One day, after getting in trouble for trying to sit with her white friends in the movie theater, Anne's mom scolded her. Anne explains that afterward, everything was different: “All of a sudden, they were white, and their whiteness made them better than me. I now realized that not only were they better than me because they were white, but everything they had and everything about them was... middle of paper ... people who ruled us » (Moody 335). Listening to the speakers, Anne thought, “I sat there thinking that in Canton we never had time to sleep, let alone dream” (Moody 335). Anne Moody has been recorded in history as one of the strongest voices in the black community. and a great advocate of civil rights. However, despite her passion for equality, at one point Anne became so discouraged and lost hope in the civil rights movement that she left the movement for a time to regain energy. Although Anne Moody would eventually re-engage as a leader in the civil rights movement, she clearly had doubts and reservations. Anne's last words at the end of the novel are: "I wonder, I really wonder" (Moody 424). I think this sentence reflects his exhaustion from the endless hours of toil as well as his moments of disillusionment and disappointment in the civil rights movement...