For Anne Moody, what have been the most difficult obstacles to black progress, both inside and outside the community African-American, in the Jim Crow South? How successful have she and others been in overcoming these obstacles? What was his view on his own past and future, and the past and future of his country, at the end of the book? The dictionary defines racism as “a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and abilities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race.” Racism is one of the worst things to ever happen in American history. What started as a feeling of superiority among whites over African Americans turned into one of the worst circumstances the United States has ever faced and still faces today. Even 100 years after Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, many whites still treated blacks poorly. It took several years before blacks gained truly equal rights to those afforded to white Americans. In Anne Moody's autobiography, Coming of Age in Mississippi, she writes about her childhood in Mississippi. She writes about her memories of transitioning from childhood, high school, college, and finally her courageous work in the civil rights movement in the 1960s. Growing up in the Jim Crow South predisposed Anne Moody to the obstacles she should face every time. day. Each of these obstacles, however, may have prepared her to have a major impact in the civil rights movement. She had to go through a lot of adversity growing up, such as being beaten, having her house burned down, and moving from school. Anne Moody confronts the fundamental challenges children grow up in... middle of paper ... and mock elections. What they should have focused on was helping African Americans buy their own land. “We had “dreamers” instead of leaders leading us. » (307) What impact did Anne Moody have as a civil rights activist and would that be enough to bring about change? The things Anne Moody experienced helped her become a strong, independent woman. She developed strong feelings toward racism and realized that if she didn't stand up for the rights of African Americans in Mississippi, no one would. Moody shows why the civil rights movement was such a necessity and the intensity of the injustices it had to correct by showing how black Americans achieved equal rights through the tireless efforts of young people, like Anne Moody. Without the efforts of these young people, the role of Black Americans in society might have been different today..