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In Coming of Age in Mississippi, autobiographer Anne Moody explains how her response to a poverty-stricken childhood in the racist South turns her into an activist for black rights rather than a victim of her times. Describe how Moody's use of personal experiences growing up in the South helped transform her into an activist.
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I. Thesis statement: In Coming of Age in Mississippi, Moody depicts how her poor childhood makes her angry enough to...
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