Arts: Maya Angelou's "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" (1969)…

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Did you know? Maya Angelou's "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" (1969) was her autobiography up to age 17. The book was both celebrated and banned for years in American schools for its "too-honest" depictions of racism and sexual abuse. Angelou later read at presidential inaugurations.

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Maya Angelou's "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" (1969) was her autobiography up to age 17. The book was both celebrated and banned for years in American schools for its "too-honest" depictions of racism and sexual abuse. Angelou later read at presidential inaugurations.

Maya Angelou's "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" (1969) was haar autobiografie tot haar 17e. Het boek werd gevierd én in Amerikaanse scholen jarenlang verboden om de "te eerlijke" beschrijvingen van racisme en seksueel misbruik. Angelou werd later voorlezer op presidentsinhuldigingen.

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