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All God’s Children Need Traveling Shoes

In 1962 the poet, musician, and performer Maya Angelou claimed another piece of her identity by moving to Ghana, joining a community of “Revolutionist Returnees” inspired by the promise of pan-Africanism.

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Maya Angelou
1991
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Maya Angelou’s Civil Rights Legacy

A brilliant author who organized with Dr. King and served on the staff of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

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John Nichols
2014
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Gather Together in My Name

In this second volume of her poignant autobiographical series, Maya Angelou powerfully captures the struggles and triumphs of her passionate life with dignity, wisdom, humor, and humanity.

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Maya Angelou
2009
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Letter to My Daughter

Dedicated to the daughter she never had but sees all around her, Letter to My Daughter transcends genres and categories: guidebook, memoir, poetry, and pure delight.

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Maya Angelou
2009
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Maya Angelou’s Poem “The Mask”

As seen on Bobby Jones.

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Maya Angelou
2010
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Wouldn’t Take Nothing for My Journey Now

Maya Angelou, one of the best-loved authors of our time shares the wisdom of a remarkable life in this bestselling spiritual classic. This is Maya Angelou talking from the heart, down to earth and real, but also inspiring.

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Maya Angelou
1994
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The Story About Maya Angelou that You Have Never Heard in Her Own Words

Maya Angelou and some of the people who know her best sit down with journalist Felix Augustine where some of her deepest secrets are uncovered like never before. Did you know Maya Angelou sang calypso?

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Maya Angelou
2016
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Here is a book as joyous and painful, as mysterious and memorable, as childhood itself. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings captures the longing of lonely children, the brute insult of bigotry, and the wonder of words that can make the world right.

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Maya Angelou
2009
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Singin’ and Swingin’ and Gettin’ Merry Like Christmas

In this third self-contained volume of her autobiography, which began with I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angelou moves into the adult world.

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Maya Angelou
2024
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Maya Angelou’s Universal Struggle

The writer, who has died at 86, used her own story of overcoming to advocate for all.

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Spencer Kornhaber
2014
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