Bluff City Post features story about Miss. state recognition of Anne Moody

By Roscoe Barnes III

Chairman, Anne Moody History Project

Copyright © 2018

#AnneMoody

The Bluff City Post of Natchez, Miss., opened the New Year with a story about civil rights pioneer Anne Moody, who wrote Coming of Age in Mississippi. The story, which appears on page two of the paper, focuses on a presentation by Mississippi State Senator Tammy Witherspoon, D-McComb.

In early December 2017, Witherspoon presented a proclamation honoring Moody to Wilkinson County Correctional Facility (WCCF), Woodville, Miss. She came to the prison because of its role in sharing Moody’s story through the Anne Moody History Project (AMHP). AMHP is a community service project that was started in March 2017 by WCCF staff.

We appreciate the time and space that Bluff City Post has given to Moody’s story and the work being done by WCCF staff. Every publication helps. And every news announcement is an important step in keeping Moody’s legacy alive.

This story appears on page 2 of the Dec. 22, 2017 – Jan. 12, 2018 

issue of The Bluff City Post (Natchez, Miss.). It is one of several 

stories about Moody that the newspaper has featured over the past year.

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Would you like to know more about Anne Moody?

Visit here to see the timeline of important

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For more information: 

See the Anne Moody page here.

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

“She deserves more…”

Short Clip of Speech at Anne Moody Day Celebration

By Roscoe Barnes III
Chairman, Anne Moody History Project
Copyright © 2017

#AnneMoody

This video presents a brief excerpt from the speech I delivered at the Anne Moody Day Celebration on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, in Moody’s hometown of Centreville, Miss. The message was titled, “She was There: A Tribute to Anne Moody.”

Moody was a civil rights pioneer and the noted author of Coming of Age in Mississippi. She was born and raised in Centreville, which is located in Wilkinson County in southwest Mississippi. The town of Centreville honored her on Sept. 15, 2017 (her birthday) by naming the day in her honor. The town declared the day to be “Anne Moody Day.” The town also renamed Fort Street, “Anne Moody Street.” The request for the special day honoring her and the renaming of the street came from the Anne Moody History Project of Wilkinson County Correctional Facility, Woodville, Miss.

My message at the event highlighted some of Moody’s contributions as a writer and civil rights worker. It noted the importance of educating the public, preserving her legacy and the need to keep her legacy alive for future generations. For a look at the entire speech, visit here.

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Would you like to know more about Anne Moody?

Visit here to see the timeline of important

events in her life history!

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For more information: 

See the Anne Moody page here.

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

Anne Moody to be featured in short film by the Miss. Library Commission

By Roscoe Barnes III

Chairman, Anne Moody History Project

Copyright © 2017

#AnneMoody

#MSLitMap

Library Services Director Tracy Carr, left, and Ally Mellon of the Mississippi Library Commission, attending the Anne Moody Day Celebration on Sept. 15, 2017, in Centreville, Miss.

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The Mississippi Library Commission (MLC) is working on a short film about the life history of civil rights pioneer Anne Moody (1940-2015). Moody, who grew up in Wilkinson County in southwest Mississippi, wrote the best-selling autobiography, Coming of Age in Mississippi. Although first published in 1968, the book remains in print to this day.

Library Services Director Tracy Carr said she and her staff are excited about the project, which will basically highlight Moody’s writing career. It will be available to the public through MLC’s YouTube channel in early 2018.

“The film will be a three to four minute documentary that looks at who she is and why she should be read,” Carr said, adding Moody is the first Mississippi author to be filmed by the commission. A film is also being planned for author Lewis Nordan.

“We selected Anne Moody for the film because despite being a powerful voice in Mississippi literature, she’s often overlooked,” Carr explained. “We hope to change that with the film.”

Filming is being done by Susan Liles. Shooting started in September during the Anne Moody Day Celebration in Centreville, Miss., Moody’s hometown. It was during the celebration that the town of Centreville issued a proclamation for Anne Moody Day and unveiled the "Anne Moody Street" sign.

Carr attended the ceremony along with Liles and staff member Ally Mellon. They met with Moody’s son, Sasha Straus, as well as her siblings, Adline Moody, Fred Moody Jr., and Ralph Jefferson. The film will include interviews with the family members, according to Carr.

Earlier this year, MLC featured Moody on the new Mississippi Literary Map. Carr noted at the time: “Moody’s powerful, unwavering voice of her life and experiences provides readers—especially Mississippians—with a descriptive portrait of a specific slice of history.”

Woodville Public Library Director Loretta Lewis said she was pleased to learn of the film project.

"I am gratified that Anne Moody is being remembered and recognized for her literary contributions,” she said. “She is an inspiration and role model for potential authors in our community."

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Would you like to know more about Anne Moody?

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References/Resources:

Mississippi Library Commission

http://mlc.lib.ms.us

Mississippi Literary Map

http://msreads.lib.ms.us/mslitmap

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For more information: 

See the Anne Moody page here.

Questions about the Anne Moody History Project may be directed to Roscoe Barnes IIIvia 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

Repost: Story of Anne Moody Day Celebration goes national

Thanks to the Associated Press, the story appears in The Washington Post and other major newspapers

#AnneMoody

Note: This news was first shared on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017, at which time I shared a link to the story on The Washington Post website. Unfortunately, after sharing the link, I checked back a few days later and found the link to be dead -- with no sign of the story. For this reason, I'm posting the story here with the announcement of it appearing in the Post. Yes, it's the same Associated Press story that appeared in papers throughout the country, but I want readers to know that it did indeed appear in The Washington Post. -- Roscoe Barnes III, Chairman, Anne Moody History Project

Dead link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/mississippi-hometown-honors-author-of-civil-rights-memoir/2017/09/16/5ee8739a-9ae0-11e7-af6a-6555caaeb8dc_story.html?utm_term=.47af7f4b836b

The Washington Post

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FILE – In this May 28, 1963 file photograph, a group of white people pour sugar, ketchup and mustard over the heads of Tougaloo College student demonstrators at a sit-in demonstration at a Woolworth’s lunch counter in downtown Jackson, Miss. Seated at the counter, from left, are Tougaloo College professor John Salter,and students Joan Trumpauer and Anne Moody. Anne Moody, a civil rights activist who wrote about challenging segregation in the South is being honored in her hometown, two years after her death. (Fred Blackwell/The Clarion-Ledger via AP) (Associated Press)

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Mississippi hometown honors author of 

civil rights memoir

By Emily Wagster Pettus | AP September 16

JACKSON, Miss. — A civil rights activist who wrote about challenging segregation in the South was honored in her hometown, two years after her death.

About 70 people gathered Friday in the southwestern Mississippi town of Centreville — population 1,680 — to unveil a sign for the newly renamed Anne Moody Street. Moody was born in Centreville on Sept. 15, 1940.

Her memoir, “Coming of Age in Mississippi,” was published in 1968 and is required reading in some schools. It recounts her early life in a poor family and her participation in civil rights activities that put her in danger, including efforts to register black voters.

Roscoe Barnes III, who is chaplain at a prison near Centreville, helped organize the Anne Moody Day commemoration, held on what would have been her 77th birthday. He said her son, Sasha Straus, attended, as did some of her siblings and cousins.

“Here’s a woman who literally put her life on the line in the fight for freedom and justice,” Barnes told The Associated Press. “We’re here because she was there. She survived threats, beatings, incarcerations.”

On May 28, 1963, Moody was part of an integrated group of students from historically black Tougaloo College who staged a peaceful sit-in at a segregated Woolworth’s lunch counter in Jackson, Mississippi. They had worked with Mississippi NAACP leader Medgar Evers to prepare for the protest.

White high school students, egged on by some adults, dumped ketchup and mustard on the heads of Moody and the other protesters. She wrote that after she and two other black students started praying at the counter, one white man slapped her and another threw her against an adjoining counter. One of the praying students was pulled violently from his seat.

Evers was assassinated outside his Jackson home two weeks after the sit-in.

After Moody graduated from college in 1964, she moved to New York, where she wrote her book. She returned to Mississippi in the mid-1990s but never felt at ease in the state, said one of her sisters, Adline Moody.

Anne Moody had dementia before she died at home in Gloster, Mississippi, in 2015. She was 74.

Barnes does volunteer work for the Anne Moody History Project, which is based at the privately run prison where he works, Wilkinson County Correctional Facility. He said some inmates and have been reading and discussing “Coming of Age in Mississippi” as part of a book group. He said he also gives away copies of the book to people who live in southwestern Mississippi.

“I spoke to a woman in her 40s who grew up in this area,” Barnes said. “She said, ‘Who is Anne Moody?’ That broke my heart.”

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For more information: 

See the Anne Moody page here.

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

Barnes featured in Moody story

Gettysburg Times runs story about Anne Moody Day event

#AnneMoody

Gettysburg Times (Gettysburg, Pa.) is one of many papers to share the news about the historic Anne Moody Day Celebration held on Sept. 15, 2017, in Centreville, Miss. I once lived in Gettysburg, where I attended the Lutheran Theological Seminary (now called United Lutheran Seminary). It was during this time, in the early 1990s, that I also worked as a correspondent for Gettysburg Times. I’m grateful to the Times editor for running this piece.

 – Roscoe Barnes III, Chairman, Anne Moody History Project.

Website: http://www.gettysburgtimes.com/life_entertainment/local/article_863e26b3-555f-54e5-ac5e-6ba92336a8bb.html

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Gettysburg Times, Tuesday, October 17, 2017, page A3

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For more information: 

See the Anne Moody page here.

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

Letter of Thanks to Our Local Community

Showing Gratitude for the Support of the Anne Moody Day Celebration

#AnneMoody

On Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, the community of Centreville and the citizens of Amite and Wilkinson Counties had the privilege of making history by participating in the first-ever Anne Moody Day Celebration. The event was held to honor civil rights pioneer Anne Moody, author of Coming of Age in Mississippi, who grew up in Centreville. It was organized by the Anne Moody History Project (AMHP) of MTC/Wilkinson County Correctional Facility (WCCF) and the Centreville Board of Aldermen.

About 70 people watched as town officials presented a proclamation for Anne Moody Day and unveiled the Anne Moody Street sign. It was truly a memorable occasion.

On behalf of Warden Jody Bradley, I want to thank everyone who came out to support this historic event, which would not have been possible without the support of the Centreville Board of Aldermen. We are especially grateful to the board for the support of Aldermen John “Coach” Moore and David Walker, Alderwoman Felicia Williams, former Mayor Larry Lee, Deputy Clerk Nicole VanNorman, and street maintenance employees Lorenzo Parker and Chaebas Anderson.

We are also thankful to the Wilkinson County Board of Supervisors for their support and to Supervisor Venton “Bubba” McNabb and Chancery Clerk Thomas Tolliver for their presence at the event. Mr. McNabb and Mr. Tolliver have been pillars of encouragement from day one of this community service project which started in March this year with the staff of WCCF.

We were honored to have the participation of Moody’s son, Sasha Straus; her siblings, Fred Moody Jr., Adline Moody and Ralph Jefferson; and other family members. We were very much pleased to see representatives of the Mississippi Library Commission, who are planning a short film on the literary contributions of Anne Moody.

Mr. David Dreyer, a volunteer curator and researcher, came as a representative of the African American Museum in Natchez. He brought with him a portrait of Anne Moody taken during her time as a student at Natchez Junior College. He displayed the portrait during the ceremony. The Rev. LeReginald Jones, a local pastor, assisted us with the opening prayer during the ceremony.

A special debt of gratitude is owed to Deputy Warden of Programs Tonya Toomey and the staff of WCCF who played a major role in organizing the event, which was held on Moody’s birthday. The staff and others in attendance wore purple, Moody’s favorite color, or a purple ribbon.

In presenting this letter of gratitude, we want to also acknowledge AMHP members Emma Taplin, Ruby Dixon and LaVern Taylor, who worked diligently for several months to make this ceremony a reality. Several WCCF staff also participated in the ceremony, including Mr. Keith O’Banion, Ms. Jasmine Morris, and Ms. Felicia Williams. Mr. Branton Lewis assisted with photography.

And last, but not least, we offer special thanks to Mr. Andy Lewis and The Woodville Republican for their excellent coverage of the Anne Moody ceremony. Mr. Lewis’ coverage of this event was nothing short of exceptional and we take pride in calling his paper “our hometown paper.”

As a staff member of WCCF and chairman of the AMHP, I can say with utmost sincerity that we are grateful to everyone who was involved in any way with this special event to honor Anne Moody. It is our wish that her story will inspire us, and many others, to do our best at making the world a better place to live. May her legacy live on for future generations.

Sincerely,

Chaplain Roscoe Barnes III, Ph.D.

Chairman, Anne Moody History Project
MTC/Wilkinson County Correctional Facility

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This Letter of Thanks appeared as an advertisement on page 3 of
the Oct. 12, 2017 issues of The Woodville Republican (Woodville, Miss.)

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Would you like to know more about Anne Moody?

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For more information: 

See the Anne Moody page here.

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

Centreville renames street in honor of civil rights activist and author, Anne Moody

Front-page coverage of historic celebration appears in Bluff City Post

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We are thankful to Mr. William H. Terrell, editor and publisher of The Bluff City Post, and Mr. Albert Jones, for their coverage of the Anne Moody Day Celebration on Sept. 15, 2017, in Centreville, Miss. A story and photograph of the event appeared on the front page of the September 22 - October 13, 2017 issue of The Bluff City Post.

Mr. Terrell said after the event, “We were more than happy to be there and even more so to put her article on the front page of our newspaper.”

The Bluff City Post, based in Natchez, Miss., has been a strong voice for civil rights and social justice for many decades. Mr. Terrell often covers stories in the black community that you may not see in other papers. His publication of this recent celebration was the second piece on Anne Moody that he ran on the front page.

We sincerely appreciate Mr. Terrell and the exceptional job that he is doing with his newspaper. May he and his staff be blessed for many years to come. – Roscoe Barnes III, Chairman, Anne Moody History Project

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Bluff City Post (Natchez, Miss.) page 1
(above the fold) September 22 - October 13, 2017.

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Bluff City Post (Natchez, Miss.) page 7 
(above the fold) September 22 - October 13, 2017.

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Would you like to know more about Anne Moody?

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For more information: 

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

Activist, civil rights leader and author Anne Moody honored

Front-page report from The Woodville Republican featuring 
coverage of the Anne Moody Day Celebration

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Many thanks to Editor and Publisher Andy Lewis for this fine coverage. It is greatly appreciated. I'm also thankful to him for the early coverage of the Anne Moody Day Celebration. His paper ran two stories leading up to the event. -- Roscoe Barnes III, Chairman, Anne Moody History Project

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The Woodville Republican (Woodville, Miss.)
page 1 (above the fold) Thursday, Sept. 28. 2017

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The Woodville Republican (Woodville, Miss.)
page 1 (above the fold) Thursday, Sept. 28. 2017

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Would you like to know more about Anne Moody? 

Use this timeline to follow her life history.

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For more information: 

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

Anne Moody Day Celebration

A Program Held on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, in Centreville, Miss. 

#AnneMoody

This special program was held to honor the legacy of civil rights pioneer Anne Moody, author of Coming of Age in Mississippi. Centreville Board of Aldermen in Mississippi honored Moody on Sept. 15, 2017, by issuing a proclamation for Anne Moody Day and by unveiling the Anne Moody Street sign. The event was organized by the Anne Moody History Project of MTC/Wilkinson County Correctional Facility and the Centreville town officials. About 70 people attended the event. See the full handout/program here.

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People attending the historic Anne Moody Day Celebration on
Sept. 15, 2017, wore purple, Anne Moody's favorite color. Ribbons were prepared by WCCF employees Ruby Dixon, Jeanette Pointe, and Santhie Womack.
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“Today’s event is about a number of things. It’s about education, history, and about attracting people here to see what Wilkinson County has produced. But that isn’t all. Today’s event is also about honor. It’s about giving honor to whom honor is due. It’s about recognizing the important sacrifice and literary contributions of the extraordinary woman, Anne Moody, who grew up right here in Centreville.” 

– Roscoe Barnes III, from the speech, "She was There: A Tribute to Anne Moody"

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For more information: 

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

She was There: A Tribute to Anne Moody

Speech delivered at the Anne Moody Day Celebration on Sept. 15, 2017

By Roscoe Barnes III, Ph.D.

Chairman, Anne Moody History Project

Copyright© 2017

#AnneMoody

Today’s event is about a number of things. It’s about education, history, and about attracting people here to see what Wilkinson County has produced. But that isn’t all. Today’s event is also about honor. It’s about giving honor to whom honor is due. It’s about recognizing the important sacrifice and literary contributions of the extraordinary woman, Anne Moody, who grew up right here in Centreville.

As we participate in today’s ceremony, we can take pride in knowing we are part of history. Indeed, we are making history as we honor this champion of civil rights.

In an excellent opinion piece about Anne Moody, Kevin Cooper, the publisher of The Natchez Democrat, wrote: “While Moody is certainly worthy of honor, somehow it seems she deserves more than just a road sign.”

We agree. And I’m happy to announce that what you are witnessing today is just a start. It’s the beginning of something much bigger. This ceremony may be seen as a springboard for things to come.

She was there

Today, as we reflect on Anne Moody, we can honestly say that we are here because she was there. There is much that we take for granted today and important rights that we enjoy because of the sacrifices that she and others have made.

When we say “she was there,” we mean she was there in the thick of things. She was there when the going got rough and the journey got tough. She was there on the front lines. She was there in the heat of battle. Yes, she was there.

Think about it.

When Medgar Evers organized nonviolent protests in the heart of Jackson, Anne Moody was there. When students from Tougaloo College held a peaceful demonstration in the historic Woolworth sit-in, she was there.

She was also there in Canton, Mississippi, leading a voter registration drive as she fought for freedom and justice. She was there with the three civil rights workers of Philadelphia, Miss., one week before they went missing. She was also there for the March on Washington.

I am personally happy that she was there.

In a 1985 interview, Anne Moody said she wanted to become a doctor and was studying as a pre-med student at Tougaloo College.

“I was involved in the movement … and it gradually became very much a part of my consciousness that I was not cut out to be a doctor in Mississippi or anywhere else as long as I was a black person, and these black people didn’t have any basic rights in their country….

“So what’s becoming a doctor? It’s a prestigious thing to do. It would be fantastic if, here I am, the only black doctor in Centreville … or Woodville, and I just couldn’t do it. .. I became a full-time civil rights worker making $25.00 a week.”

This was one of many sacrifices that Anne Moody made in order to help others.

Think of her

With this in mind, I would ask that we think about her as we move forward. We should think of her when we see injustice, and when we stare down poverty.

We should think of her when we exercise the right to vote.

We should think of her when we see racism and confront bigotry and discrimination.

When we are thirsty and take a drink of water from a public water fountain, we should think of Anne Moody. When we walk into a restaurant and sit wherever we choose, we should think of her.

In closing, I want to encourage you to read this book, Coming of Age in Mississippi. This book can change your life and your world view. You cannot read it and not feel what she felt or see what she saw.

When the book was published in 1968, then-Senator Edward Kennedy, said it is “a history of our time, seen from the bottom up, through the eyes of someone who decided for herself that things had to be changed….A timely reminder that we cannot now relax.”

Thank you.

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For more information: 

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

Natchez Democrat reports on historic Anne Moody Day Celebration

Story and photos appear on front page

#AnneMoody

Note: I want to offer a big "Thank you!" to Photographer Nicole Hester and The Natchez Democrat (Natchez, Miss.) for their excellent coverage of the Anne Moody Day Celebration held Sept. 15, 2017. The historic event was held to honor the life history of Anne Moody (1940-2015), author of Coming of Age in Mississippi. 

It was during this special occasion that the town of Centreville, Miss., issued a proclamation for Anne Moody Day and unveiled the Anne Moody Street sign. The event was organized by the town officials and the Anne Moody History Project of MTC/Wilkinson County Correctional Facility (WCCF) in Woodville, Miss. Hester's write-up and photos from the event appeared on the front page of the paper on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017. (See link below)

A few days before the event, the Natchez Democrat published an exceptional news story and opinion piece about Anne Moody and what we're doing to honor her legacy as a civil rights pioneer. We sincerely appreciate the coverage.  -- Roscoe Barnes III, Chairman, Anne Moody History Project

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Photos of the day: Hometown Hero

By Nicole Hester

The Natchez Democrat

(http://www.natchezdemocrat.com/author/nicolehester/)

Email the author (nicole.hester@natchezdemocrat.com)

Published 1:10 am Saturday, September 16, 2017

Website: http://www.natchezdemocrat.com/2017/09/16/photos-of-the-day-hometown-hero/

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For more information:

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