coming of age in mississippi by anne moody

Chinn What happens after a few weeks in Canton? 5 kids are shot, resulting in less coming to the meetings Who visits the office and what happens? Two men from the FBI come to investigate the shooting they don't do much, then they leave What incident threatens the Canton office? Someone tries to shoot at a pregnant woman What bad news do they receive from the Voter Education Project? They are not registering any voters, so their funding is cut off. Chinn's store? It had been broken into and she lost her liquor licence How are the black farmers discriminated against in Canton? The county gives cotton allotments to the farmers, but white farmers get most of it What is wrong with the first meeting in Canton? It is all teenagers, except for Mrs.

What happens when they try to protest after Evers's death? Captain Ray arrests them all and takes them to the fairgrounds What happens at Evers's funeral? A fight breaks out between the police and protesters What is the role of the newspapers in the movement? They distort the story and cause fragmentation What is their next plan to organize? Church-visiting teams What is Canton known for? Extreme racism and violence What happened to Mrs. King's plan for a protest? A pray-in at a post office, since it is federal property they think they won't be arrested What is the result of the pray-in? Captain Ray arrests them How do the NAACP leaders act in jail? They are scared and uncomfortable What do they discover in the newspaper that is smuggled to them? They discover that over 400 other high school students have also been elected What happens at a nearby high school? Police arrive and fight the students after they are reported for singing freedom songs What does Toosweet write Anne about? She tells her that she can't come back to Centreville after her involvement with the NAACP What does Adline write Anne about? She tells her that many horrible acts of racism have happened to members of the family What does the mayor announce about the demonstrations? He announces that any civil rights demonstrators will be sent to a state prison What happens after Anne misses the ride back to campus? Medgar Evers is shot and killed What is the result of Anne and Dorie's recruitment drive at Jackson State University? President Reddix threatens to have them arrested unless they leave.

Coming of age in mississippi by anne moody