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Anne Moody

The following questions are designed to help guide you in the reading of this book. We will discuss it in class on Friday, October 31. The essay is due in class the following Friday, November 7.

1. What were Anne Moody's most important early childhood experiences? What was her family life like, and what were her family responsibilities? What sort of hardships did she have to endure?

2. Describe Anne's (Essie Mae's) early contacts with whites. How did she learn that African Americans and whites were different? How did she explain those differences?

3. What difficulties or obstacles did Anne's family face in trying to make a living and improve their daily lives? How did whites in rural Mississippi exercise power over Blacks?

4. Describe Anne's relationships with Linda Jean and with Mrs. Burke. Why did Mrs. Burke want Anne to work for her? What were the reasons for the increasing tension between Anne and Mrs. Burke?

5. Who was Emmett Till, and why was he murdered? What......


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