Labrecque, Ellen creator Illustrated by Putra, Dede text New York Penguin Workshop 2016 monographic 105 Pages 19x13 cm PB 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>I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings</i>, brought her international acclaim. Include Illustration and Bibliography Ellen Labrecque Angelou, Maya African American women authors 818.5409 9780448488530