angelou, maya

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.

Presents a guide to reading and understanding Maya Angelou's "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, " featuring a character list, summary, analysis, study questions and answers, and suggested essay topics for each chapter, and including information on the life of the author.

Presents biographical information about Maya Angelou; discusses her work in the context of the tradition of American and African-American autobiography; and includes analyses of each of the five volumes of her serial autobiography.