Civil rights pioneer Anne Moody will be inducted into the Tougaloo (Miss.) College National Alumni Association Hall of Fame in a ceremony on Oct. 13 at the Jackson Convention Complex Center.
Frances Jefferson, Moody’s sister, shared the news Aug. 31 and is looking forward to the event.
“I’m so proud that after 59 years since her graduation, she’s finally given this honor in the Hall of Fame,” Jefferson said. “If she were alive today, I know she would be very happy about this recognition.”
Kerry Thomas, committee chairman for the association, said the banquet is a ticketed that is open to the public.
In addition to Moody, a 1964 graduate of Tougaloo, other honorees will include the Shirley C. Byers; Dr. Jean D. Chamberlain; and Dr. Sandra C. Melvin.
Chamberlain and Moody will be honored posthumously. Moody is the author of “Coming of Age in Mississippi.” She died in 2015 in Gloster at the age of 74. She will be recognized for her work in the field of communications.
The Hall of Fame honor is presented to Tougaloo alumni “who have distinguished themselves through their dedication and commitment to their professions and Tougaloo College,” according to the association’s website.
Moody grew up in Centreville and enrolled at Natchez College in 1959 on a basketball scholarship.
After graduating from Natchez College, Moody began her studies at Tougaloo College, where she became a civil rights activist. She once said she had planned to study medicine and become a doctor, but life had other plans. (Magnolia State Live 09/04/23) College to honor Mississippi civil rights pioneer 59 years after graduation from school - Magnolia State Live | Magnolia State Live
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