Tuesday, November 2, 2010

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings


  







I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Angelou, Maya
B. A5846a11993
Maya Angelou’s autobiography depicting her precarious existence in racist, Depression-era Arkansas.There she is shunted between her grandmother’s house and her mother’s – where she is raped – and withdraws into total silence. She endures to share her realization in her valedictory address: "In order to lift your voice, you have to lift your head."

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