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  • Essay / How Anne Moody Contributed to the Civil Rights Movement

    The College had a dining hall in which all the students gathered. One morning a fly was found in the grain. (253 Moody) Anne Moody led a boycott against the food that was served and found a way to feed the students at least for a little while. (255 Moody) Starting the boycott showed Anne that she could make a difference. Anne transferred to Tougaloo College where there was a chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). (269 Moody) It was at Tougaloo College that Anne Moody first became truly involved in the Movement. She states that although she feared being beaten or killed for joining the NAACP, she knew she was going to join anyway because she had wanted to for a long time. (269 Moody) Moody helped promote voter registration among blacks in various communities. Through the canvas work, Anne says, “For the first time, I began to think that something would be done to make white people kill, beat, and abuse black people. » (276 Moody) Anne Moody finally felt like she could make a difference for black people