The moving and beautiful autobiography of a talented black
woman. “. . . I have no words for this achievement, but I know
that not since the days of my childhood . . . have I found
myself so moved . . . Her portrait is a Biblical study of life
in the midst of death”.—James Baldwin. Contemporary / American
English Today Maya Angelou is one of the world's most respected
writers and poets. In the 1930s and 1940s she was a poor Black
girl growing up in the segregated American South. She suffered
prejudice and cruelty from people she trusted as well as at the
hands of an unjust society. Above all, Maya learned about the
power of love and hope. This is Maya's true story.