who directed the movie?
Fielder Cook
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (film)
 Fielder Cook. 
maya angelou biography i know why the caged bird sings UNANSWERABLE what is it? It is an autobiography describing the early years of American writer and poet Maya Angelou. how was it titled? I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings why was it titled so? The title of the book comes from the third stanza of Dunbar's poem "Sympathy"  suggested by activist when was it published? 1969 did it influene anyone? Yes, her  autobiographies, especially the first volume, have been used in narrative and multicultural approaches to teacher education. Jocelyn A. Glazier, a professor at George Washington University, has used "Caged Bird" and "Gather Together in My Name" when training teachers to appropriately explore racism in their classrooms. what social issues did it discuss? Racism and oppression. was it made into a film? Yes, A made-for-TV movie version of "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" was made.
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (film) [SEP] Introduction
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is an American television film based on the autobiography of the same name by Maya Angelou, first aired April 28, 1979 on CBS. Angelou and Leonora Thuna wrote the screenplay, and the movie was directed by Fielder Cook. Constance Good played the young Maya Angelou. Also appearing were Esther Rolle, Roger E. Mosley, Diahann Carroll, Ruby Dee, and Madge Sinclair. Filming took place in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The movie traces Maya's life from when she and her brother move in with their grandmother to the trauma of being raped as a young girl by one of her mother's boyfriends and the several years of silence that came after the attack.