(1983), Oh Pray My Wings Are Gonna Fit Me Well (1975), and Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie (1971), which was nominated for the Pulitzer prize. ... With her ability to break the bonds of race and class discrimination, Angelou has reached out to all of her readers, male and female, black and white, and showed them how to acknowledge others, not because of skin color, but for the person beneath. ...

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