“Even though the teen-age Negro girls were more desirable for such jobs, very few if any were trusted in the homes of the young couples. Moody realizes that prolonging her stay at college would increase her odds of being involved in the movement. If Moody lacked an intrinsic drive, she would have looked forward to going home after her graduation. For Moody, being in the movement is more significant than graduating. I couldn’t go home again anyway, and I couldn’t go to New Orleans-I didn’t have money enough for bus fare.” Anne MoodyĪnne Moody realizes that graduating would hinder her from being active and in the front line in the movement against racial discrimination. I had a good excuse to stay on campus for the summer and work with the Movement, and this was what I really wanted to do. A year before, this would have seemed like a terrible disaster, but now I hardly even felt disappointed. “I had counted on graduating in the spring of 1963, but as it turned out, I couldn’t because some of my credits still had to be cleared with Natchez College. Written by kid oioi and other people who wish to remain anonymous We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.
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