“Our Secret Society: Mollie Moon and the Glamour, Money, and Power Behind the Civil Rights Movement”
Mollie Moon knew what it was like to struggle. Born in 1907 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, she and her mother lived in a boardinghouse meant for migrants when Mollie was a baby. Later, Mollie’s new stepfather moved the family to Gary, Indiana, where Mollie witnessed “economic instability” caused by mill shutdowns. When she was ready to […]








