Coming of Age in Mississippi
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Themes
All Themes
The Intersection of Racism and Poverty
Loss of Innocence
The Importance of Community
Gender and Racism
Religion and Hypocrisy
Quotes
Characters
All Characters
Anne Moody (Essie Mae)
Mama (Toosweet)
Daddy (Diddly)
Adline
Raymond
Grandma Winnie
Emmett Till
Terms
All Terms
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Uncle Tom
Mr. Charlie
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
Sharecropping
1963 March on Washington
Ku Klux Klan
Council of Federated Organizations (COFO)
Freedom Rides
Symbols
All Symbols
Food
Music
Clothing
Download PDF
Download Teacher Edition
AI Tools
Ask LitCharts AI
Discussion Question Generator
Essay Prompt Generator
Quiz Question Generator
Guides
Literature Guides
Poetry Guides
Shakespeare Translations
Literary Terms
Sign In
Sign up for A
+
Sign up
Coming of Age in Mississippi
by
Anne Moody
PDF
Upgrade to A
+
Introduction
Intro
Plot Summary
Plot
Summary & Analysis
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Themes
All Themes
The Intersection of Racism and Poverty
Loss of Innocence
The Importance of Community
Gender and Racism
Religion and Hypocrisy
Quotes
Characters
All Characters
Anne Moody (Essie Mae)
Mama (Toosweet)
Daddy (Diddly)
Adline
Raymond
Grandma Winnie
Emmett Till
Terms
All Terms
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Uncle Tom
Mr. Charlie
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
Sharecropping
1963 March on Washington
Ku Klux Klan
Council of Federated Organizations (COFO)
Freedom Rides
Symbols
All Symbols
Food
Music
Clothing
Theme Wheel
Theme Viz
Download this Chart (PDF)
Download the Teacher Edition
Get instant help with LitCharts AI
New
Back to Guide
Previous
Uncle Tom
Mr. Charlie
Term Analysis
Next
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
Mr. Charlie is a term used by
Anne
and her community to refer to a white man in power.
Get the entire
Coming of Age in Mississippi
LitChart as a printable PDF.
"My students can't get enough of your charts and their results have gone through the roof." -Graham S.
Download
Previous
Uncle Tom
Previous
Uncle Tom
Next
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
Next
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
Cite This Page
Company
About Us
Our Story
Jobs
Support
Help Center
Contact Us
Connect
Facebook
Twitter
Legal
Terms of Service
Privacy Policy
Privacy Request
Home
About
Contact
Help
Copyright © 2025 All Rights Reserved
Terms
Privacy
Privacy Request
Save time. Stress less.
Sign up!
AI Tools
for on-demand study help and teaching prep.
Quote explanations,
with page numbers, for over 45,599 quotes.
PDF downloads
of all 2,054 LitCharts guides.
Expert analysis
to take your reading to the next level.
Advanced search
to help you find exactly what you're looking for.
Quizzes, saving guides, requests,
plus so much more.
Expert analysis
to take your reading to the next level.
Advanced search
to help you find exactly what you're looking for.
Quizzes, saving guides, requests,
plus so much more.
Requesting a new guide requires a free LitCharts account
You'll also get updates on new titles we publish and the ability to save highlights and notes.
or
Complete your free account to request a guide
Creating notes and highlights requires a free LitCharts account.
You'll be able to access your notes and highlights, make requests, and get updates on new titles.
or
Complete your free account to access notes and highlights
Saving guides requires a free LitCharts account
Easily access your saved guides anytime.
or
Complete your free account to save guides