Who Was Maya Angelou? By Ellen Labrecque - Paperback
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Who Was Maya Angelou? By Ellen Labrecque - Paperback

Ellen Labrecque
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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. 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.
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Series:
Who Was?
Author:
Ellen Labrecque
Publisher:
Penguin Young Readers Group