At the age of three, Maya Angelou's parents were separated. ... Maya Angelou tried to make a living for both herself and her son. ... (King, 1994) Maya Angelou wrote her first autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, a memoir of her childhood and young adult period, in 1969, toward the end of the Civil Right Movement. ... Maya Angelou's I Am A Christian confessedly showed her faith in God and his love by words: " When I say ... ... Maya Angelou became one of the most influential women in American history....

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• Grade Level: High School

Each character in Beloved is a former slave with a painful and scaring past. ... In "I know why the Caged Bird sings", Maya Angelou goes through something similar. When Angelou discovers reading and writing, she confronts her past giving her a strong new voice. ... This is similar to Maya Angelou who also didn't have any self worth because of the societies views on blacks. ... Angelou also felt that she looked different from other children and didn't have a sense of belonging. ...

• Word Count: 966
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School