'Coming of Age in Mississippi' still speaks to nation's racial discord, 50 years later
- Written by Leigh Ann Wheeler, Professor of History, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Most memoirs are soon forgotten.
A rare exception is Anne Moody’s “Coming of Age in Mississippi,” which was published in 1968. It spoke to the day’s pressing issues – poverty, race and civil rights – with an urgent timeliness.
Fifty years later, the book still commands a wide readership. Read each year by...
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