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I know why caged bird sings

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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is Maya Angelou’s first memoir and recounts her childhood and adolescence in the American South and later in St. Louis and San Francisco. The memoir describes her experiences with racism, poverty, family separation, prejudice, trauma, and sexual violence, while also portraying the people and experiences that helped her develop confidence and resilience. Through education, literature, family relationships, and her growing sense of identity, Angelou gradually finds her voice and a greater sense of freedom. The work explores themes of racism, identity, childhood, womanhood, family, resilience, and the power of language and literature

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818.5409 ANG i

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: RANDOM HOUSE., 2015

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English

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9780812980028

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Angelou, Maya — Childhood and youth

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