The Lawrence County Literary Society meets tonight, Tuesday, March 25 at 7:00 P.M. in the Atrium of the MADDOX CENTER at Williams Baptist College. The Society is discussing I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, the 1969 autobiography about the early years of African-American writer and poet MAYA ANGELOU. The book begins when three-year-old Maya and her older brother are sent to STAMPS, ARKANSAS, to live with their grandmother and ends when Maya becomes a mother at the age of 16. In the course of Caged Bird, Maya transforms from a victim of racism with an inferiority complex into a self-possessed, dignified young woman capable of responding to prejudice. Angelou uses her autobiography to explore subjects such as identity, rape, racism, and literacy. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings was on The New York Times paperback bestseller list for two years. Angelou read a poet at former President Bill Clintons second inauguration. The public is invited.
Posted on: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 15:16:59 +0000
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