Presents the third part of an autobiography by African-American poet Maya Angelou. She describes her difficult years of supporting her son with odd jobs while struggling with a failed marriage to a white man. But when she moves to New York and becomes a member of the cast of "Porgy and Bess," life changes for her. Yet she experiences a deeply felt guilt in her distant relationship with her son.
This fourth autobiographical work by Maya Angelou tells of her entry into New York's circle of black artists and writers, her involvement in the civil rights movement, and changes in her personal life.