Who Was Maya Angelou?

by Labrecque, Ellen
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ISBN: 9780448488530
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Born in Missouri in 1928, Maya Angelou had a difficult childhood. Jim Crow laws segregated blacks and whites in the South. Her family life was unstable at times. But much like her poem, "Still I Rise," Angelou was able to lift herself out of her situation and flourish. She moved to California and became the first black--and first female--streetcar operator before following her interest in dance. She became a professional performer in her twenties and toured the U.S. and Europe as an opera star and calypso dancer. But Angelou's writing became her defining talent. Her poems and books, including I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, brought her international acclaim.
  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Labrecque, Ellen
  • ISBN: 9780448488530
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 7.50 x 0.30
  • Number Of Pages: 112
  • Publication Year: 2016

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