Who Was? Who Was Maya Angelou?

Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0448488531 
ISBN 13
9780448488530 
Category
Biographies  [ Browse Items ]
Publication Year
2016 
Publisher
Pages
112 
Subject
African American Cultural Biography (Lexile Measure 900L) 
Series Name
Abstract
Born in Missouri in 1928, Maya Angelou had a difficult childhood. Jim Crow laws segregated blacks and whites in the South. Her family life was unstable at times. But much like her poem, "Still I Rise," Angelou was able to lift herself out of her situation and flourish. She moved to California and became the first black—and first female—streetcar operator before following her interest in dance. She became a professional performer in her twenties and toured the U.S. and Europe as an opera star and calypso dancer. But Angelou's writing became her defining talent. Her poems and books, including I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, brought her international acclaim. 
Description
Compétences : Lire Débutant complet : non
Thèmes : Culture et civilisation -- Histoire
Documents inclus : Texte littéraire original
Descriptif : Non-Fiction, Biographie, Lecture Niveau Pré-intermediaire
Résumé : Qui est-ce? Une poétesse, écrivaine, actrice et militante afro-américaine. Figure importante du mouvement américain pour les droits civiques, elle est devenue une figure emblématique de la vie artistique et politique aux États-Unis où ses livres sont au programme des écoles  
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