I Know Why the Caged Bird SingsAngelou, MayaB. A5846a11993Maya 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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