Annotation
This engaging book chronicles the changes in Maya Angelou's life as she enters the hub of activity that is New York. There, at the Harlem Writers Guild, she rededicates herself to writing, and finds love at an unexpected moment. Reflecting on her many roles--from northern coordinator of Martin Luther King's history-making quest to mother of a rebellious teenage son--Angelou eloquently speaks to an awareness of the heart within us all.
| Genre | NonFiction Literary Sociological Autobiography |
| Topics | Writers Poets African American women Political activists Civil rights activists Civil rights movement |
| Setting | New York City |
| Series | ||
| Maya Angelou autobiography series | ||
| 1 | I know why the caged bird sings | |
| 2 | Gather together in my name | |
| 3 | Singin' and swingin' and gettin' merry like Christmas | |
| 4 | The Heart of a woman | |
| 5 | All God's children need traveling shoes | |
| 6 | A Song flung up to heaven | |