Note: The Natchez Democrat, a daily newspaper in Natchez,
Miss., featured news this week about the upcoming #AnneMoodyDay Celebration in
Centreville, Miss. As you’ll see below, the paper did a great job.
I appreciate
News Editor Ben Hillyer and the fine job he did in sharing this story. He
notes, among other things, Moody’s connection to Natchez. After Moody graduated
from Johnson High School in Woodville, Miss., she became a student at Natchez
Junior College, having enrolled on a basketball scholarship. From there, she went on to make history. –
Roscoe Barnes III, Chairman, Anne Moody History Project
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Centreville to celebrate Anne Moody Day with naming of street
By Ben Hillyer
The Natchez Democrat
Published 11:35 pm Tuesday, September 5, 2017
CENTREVILLE — Civil rights activist and Mississippi
author Anne Moody will be honored by her hometown of Centreville two years
after her death.
At noon on Sept. 15, Centreville will celebrate Anne
Moody Day with an official proclamation and an official unveiling of Anne Moody
Street near her childhood home.
The author of her acclaimed autobiography “Coming of Age
in Mississippi,” Moody wrote about her experiences growing up in Centreville
and her involvement with the Civil Rights Movement. Her 1968 book has been
published in several languages and sold around the world.
“I think it is a good thing to honor a person such as
Anne Moody who was dedicated and made sacrifices for others,” Centreville Mayor
Larry Lee said. “She fought for a good cause, and she put her life on the line
in the struggle for freedom and civil rights.”
The Centreville Board of Aldermen approved a request in
June to name Fort Street, between South Gordon Street and Mississippi 24, after
Moody. Moody grew up on Fort Street near the highway.
Moody attended Natchez Junior College on a basketball
scholarship before attending Tougaloo College in Jackson, where she actively worked
with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the Student
Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
Moody died in 2015, spending her last years in Gloster
having suffered from dementia.
The Wilkinson County Board of Supervisors also approved a
resolution to name part of Mississippi 24, from Woodville to the Amite County
line in Centreville as “Anne Moody Highway.” The resolution will go to the
Mississippi Legislature for approval during the next legislative session.
The requests to name both the street and highway after
Moody came from the committee for the Anne Moody History Project, a community
service project by the Wilkinson County Correctional Facility in Woodville.
“As a committee we appreciate the value and historic
significance of Ms. Moody’s legacy and what it means for this community as well
as future generations,” WCCF Chaplain Roscoe Barnes said.
WCCF is privately run by Management and Training Corporation
of Utah.
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Editor's Note:
Questions about the Anne Moody History Project may be directed to Roscoe Barnes III via email at doctorbarnes3@gmail.com or roscoebarnes3@yahoo.com For updates on Anne Moody history and the on-going work of this community service project, simply follow this blog or follow AMHP on Twitter (@AnneMoodyHP). #ComingOfAgeinMississippi
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