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Author:
Cox, Vicki.
Title:
Maya Angelou : poet / Vicki Cox.
Publisher:
Chelsea House,
Copyright Date:
c2006
Description:
122 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Subject:
Angelou, Maya--Juvenile literature.
Authors, American--20th century--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
African American women civil rights workers--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Women entertainers--United States--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
African American authors--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Angelou, Maya.
Authors, American.
African Americans--Biography.
Women--Biography.
Civil rights workers.
Entertainers.
African American authors.
Angelou, Maya.
American authors--Biography.
African Americans--Biography.
Women--Biography.
Civil rights workers--Biography.
Entertainers--United States--Biography.
African American authors--Biography.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 116), filmography, and index.
Summary:
Examines the life and achievements of Maya Angelou, discussing her childhood, the abuse she suffered from her stepfather, and her love of reading which led to her success as a poet, memorist, actress,and speaker on behalf of civil rights.
Series:
Black Americans of achievement. Legacy edition
ISBN:
0791094499
9780791094495
0791092240
9780791092248
9780791094495 (set)
0791094499 (set)
9780791092248 (hardcover)
0791092240 (hardcover)
LCCN:
2006020615
Locations:
SYPB124 -- Elizabeth Rasmussen Martin Memorial Lib. (New Hartford)

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