Coming Of Age In Mississippi

This was not the first murder Anne had heard about, but it was one of the first that brought into her consciousness the concept of an actual organization to which he belonged that defended the rights of Blacks. He was a member of the NAACP and Anne was moved by their motives. Things between her stepfather and she had become difficult and Anne knew that she should leave. She knew that she had to move on to something that she could be a part of, hopefully part of many needed changes. Anne spent the remainder of her high school career living with her birth father and his new wife.
             Anne worked very hard to save enough money to pay for college and soon she enrolled. In college, she became active playing basketball and excelling in academics. She grew intellectually, but also spiritually in a sense that she became passionate about making a difference for the black people in the South. She used her natural ability to lead protests and other demonstrations throughout campus. She led a boycott against the cafeteria on campus when a maggot was discovered in someone's lunch. She protested in such a fearless manner that she was soon well known among her peers and the faculty. After two years at her first college, Anne decided to move on to another.
             Anne moved on to Tougaloo College and became active in the NAACP chapter on campus. Despite her mother's pleading her not to, she participated in demonstrations throughout Mississippi. Anne made many friends that shared her passion for making changes. She soon became a well-respected participant and was asked on various occasions to take charge. She participated in a number of sit-in demonstrations and was arrested nearly every times. She was involved in the famous Woolworth Sit-in that was later considered to be a great advance toward the desegregation of the South. Another famous action in which she was involved that greatly affected the future of Blacks was the march on Washington.