I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
by Maya Angelou
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- Daniel PinkInterview
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou — because of its lyrical beauty and its message that humans are more resilient than we think.
- Nicholas McCarthyInterview
I feel humanity would benefit from reading I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou.
- Alec RossInterview
When I was quite young, I read from what I suppose you could call the “liberal’s cannon for literature”. This included The Jungle by Upton Sinclair, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou, The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton, A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry…
- Niki NakayamaInterview
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- A Brief History of Maya AngelouArticle
Maya Angelou (1928-2014) was an American poet, novelist, and civil rights activist. She is best known for her series of seven autobiographies, with the first, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” describing her upbringing and experiences as a Black woman in the Southern United States. Angelou was a prolific writer, and…
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