Great Lives | Maya Angelou
Based on I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouÂ
Professor Olivette Otele chooses Maya Angelou, author of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
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Witness History | I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou's iconic first memoir, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, was published in 1969. Witness talks about the book to Maya Angelou's friend and biographer, Marcia Gillespie.
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The History Hour | Abolishing the army
Plus, Maya Angelou's ground-breaking memoir, I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings.