My second Banned Books Week selection is I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1970) by Maya Angelou. I’ve heard Angelou speak at a William & Mary convocation, read her poetry, and admired her for a long time but never got around to reading this keystone book until now.
It was worth the wait. Basically it [...]
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