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Angelou, Maya

I know why the caged bird sings / Maya Angelou. - New York : Ballantine Books, 2009. - 289 p. - Modern classics .

Originally published in 1969. Autobiographical memoir.

Includes bibliographical references.

The first volume of Maya Angelou’s autobiography, recounting her childhood and adolescence in the racially segregated American South, addressing issues of racism, trauma, identity, and resilience.

ISBN: 9780345514400

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Autobiography
Racism
African American women
Childhood and identity
American literature

Dewey Class. No.: 818.5409 / A584