Anne+Rivers+Siddons

Anne River Siddons Anne River Siddons was born In Fairburn, Georgia on January 09, 1936. She was the only child of a prestigious Atlanta lawyer and his wife. When she was a student at Ashburn, the Civil Rights Movement started to gain national attention. Siddons was a columnist for the //Auburn Plainsman// at the time and she wrote a column supporting integration. The administration at the school asked her to remove it and when she refused, the school ran a disclaimer that said they do not share her views. Since she wrote from the Deep South her column gained national attention. When she wrote a second piece that shared similar views on integration, she was fired.