Johnson, Claudia

Provides background on the life of American author Maya Angelou and the influences that shaped her life, features twelve articles that explore racism as portrayed in her autobiography "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," and examines the ongoing issue of racism in the early twenty-first century.

Provides background on the life of American author F. Scott Fitzgerald and the influences that shaped his life, features fourteen articles that explore class conflict as portrayed in his novel "The Great Gatsby," and examines issues of social class in the twenty-first century.

Provides background on the life of American author Maya Angelou and the influences that shaped her life, features twelve articles that explore racism as portrayed in her autobiography "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," and examines the ongoing issue of racism in the early twenty-first century.