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Born in Missouri in 1928, Maya Angelou had a difficult childhood. Jim Crow laws segregated blacks and whites in the South. Her family life was unstable at times. But much like her poem, Still I Rise, Angelou was able to lift herself out of her situation and flourish. Born in Missouri in 1928, Maya Angelou had a difficult childhood. Jim Crow laws segregated blacks and whites in the South. Her family life was unstable at times. But much like her poem, Still I Rise, Angelou was able to lift herself out of her situation and flourish. She moved to California and became the first black-and first female-streetcar operator before following her interest in dance. She became a professional performer in her twenties and toured the U.S. and Europe as an opera star and calypso dancer. But Angelou's writing became her defining talent. Her poems and books, including I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, brought her international acclaim.Product Identifiers
PublisherGrosset AND Dunlap
ISBN-139780448488530
eBay Product ID (ePID)226898107
Product Key Features
Book TitleWho Was Maya Angelou?
IllustratorDede Putra
AuthorWho Hq, Ellen Labrecque
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2016
GenreChildren & Young Adults
Number of Pages112 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height194mm
Item Width135mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorWho Hq, Ellen Labrecque
Series TitleWho Was?
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States