angelou, maya

The story of Angelou's life, a collection of great achievements as well as personal tragedy, a prolific writer who was the recipient of over 30 honorary degrees and awards.

Relates the author's personal narrative of the time she spent in Ghana with other African American expatriates.

Poet Maya Angelou chronicles her early life, focusing on her childhood in 1930s rural Arkansas, including her rape at the age of five, her subsequent years of muteness, and the strength she gained from her grandmother and Mrs. Bertha Flowers, a respected African-American woman in her town.

Portrays the life of the poet, musician, and actress, focusing on her struggles as a woman, as a mother, and as an artist.

This fourth autobiographical work by Maya Angelou tells ofher entry into New York's circle of African American artists and writers, her involvement in the civil rights movement, and changes in her personal life.

Continues Angelou's autobiography, I know why the caged bird sings. As the book begins, she is in her teens and has given birth to a son.

Text and accompanying photographs discuss the life and work of the noted African-American writer.

The sixth in Maya Angelou's autobiographical series, beginning in 1964 when she returned to the U.S. from Africa to work with Malcolm X, discussing her reaction to his assassination, her firsthand view of the Watts riots, her subsequent work with Martin Luther King Jr., and the impact of his death on her life and career.

A biography of the multi-faceted African-American woman, Maya Angelou, tracing her life from her childhood in the segrated South to her prominence as a well-known writer.