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2. List of Maya Angelou works - Wikipedia

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   The works of Maya Angelou encompass autobiography, plays, poetry, and teleplays.She also had an active directing, acting, and speaking career. She is best known for her books, including her series of seven autobiographies, starting with the critically acclaimed I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969).

3. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings - Wikipedia

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   I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is a 1969 autobiography describing the young and early years of American writer and poet Maya Angelou. The first in a seven-volume series, it is a coming-of-age story that illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma. The book begins when three-year-old Maya ...

4. Maya Angelou - Wikipedia

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   Maya Angelou (/ ˈændʒəloʊ / ⓘ AN-jə-loh; [1][2] born Marguerite Annie Johnson; April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014) was an American memoirist, poet, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over ...

5. Gather Together in My Name - Wikipedia

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   Gather Together in My Name is a 1974 memoir by American writer and poet Maya Angelou.It is the second book in Angelou's series of seven autobiographies. Written three years after the publication of and beginning immediately following the events described in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, it follows Angelou, called Rita, from the ages of 17 to 19.

6. Letter to My Daughter - Wikipedia

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   Letter to My Daughter (2009) is the third book of essays by African-American writer and poet Maya Angelou. By the time it was published, Angelou had written two other books of essays, several volumes of poetry, and six autobiographies. She was recognized and highly respected as a spokesperson for black people and women, and had become "a major ...

7. Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now - Wikipedia

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   Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now, published in 1993, is African-American writer and poet Maya Angelou's first book of essays. It was published shortly after she recited her poem "On the Pulse of Morning" at President Bill Clinton's 1993 inauguration. Journey consists of a series of short essays, often autobiographical, along with two ...