![]() Louis, Angelou once again found herself under the spell of her beautiful, well-educated, and charismatic mother. White people constantly disrespected Momma, and Uncle Willie often had to hide in his own home from the KKK.įour years after Angelou and her brother were sent to Stamps, their father returned for them and took them to live with their mother and her family in St. But life was far from perfect for this newly formed family unit. ![]() Momma ran a general store, and their Uncle Willie drilled into the children the importance of a good education. Throughout her long life, Angelou was a vocal advocate for progress and creating equal opportunities for Black people in America.Īngelou recalled these early years living with her paternal grandmother Annie Henderson (Momma) and their Uncle Willie in her first memoir I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Maya Angelou was also a celebrated Civil Rights Activist, working with prominent leaders including Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. Angelou’s work gave voice to the struggles of not just herself but others - especially other Black women - who have gone through similar experiences but had never heard their stories told with such honesty before. To this day, this book is regarded as a stunning and unparalleled work that completely changed the way readers looked at autobiography and memoir. She was a poet, a memoirist, an activist, a playwright, a dancer, a singer, an actress, a mother, and so much more.Īngelou is probably best known for her series of autobiographies that chronicle the story of her life, starting with the critically acclaimed classic I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, which was first released in 1969. ![]() Maya Angelou was an inspirational and unforgettable public figure who wore many hats in her storied lifetime. She spends her free time reading, watching horror movies and musicals, cuddling cats, Instagramming pictures of cats, and blogging/podcasting about books with the ladies over at #BookSquadGoals (She can be reached at All posts by Emily Martin Emily has a PhD in English from the University of Southern Mississippi, MS, and she has an MFA in Creative Writing from GCSU in Milledgeville, GA, home of Flannery O’Connor.
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