The Civil Rights Movement In Anne Moody's Autobiography

The civil rights movement was the greatest singing movement this country has experienced. The songs that grew out of campaigns across the South in the early 1960s built on the rich culture of African American communities, particularly the black church. There were songs to fit every mood from sorrow to joy, from determination to irony and humor. The following line comes from Anne Moody's autobiography, who tells us the life of African American of sixties. Moody tell us details the sight, the smells, suffering and surviving the racist society. African American civil right movement marked a huge role in the history of the United States. They have been fighting for their rights and freedom for many decades. As we know, the end of the American Civil war of 1865 effectively meant the end of the slavery, but African-Americans were in a long struggle before their finally awarded equal rights. The Jim Crow law, which means segregations to foment racial
Anne Moody was participated in the sit-in demonstrations that held by NAACP organization. For author, involving into movement was crucial in her lifestyle, even when she had no money to stay in dorm and eat. Moody said “ I had found something outside myself that gave meaning to my life”. However, for some students involving into movement was a risky. The civil right movement had rough time finding students who were in the jail. During the movements there were a lot of organizations, like The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) . Organization SNCC and CORE carried out secretaries and workers , that most of them were young people. According to this autobiography they could draw teenagers into the movement as no other organization could. The NAACP takes care of all legal services and public