Angelou discusses: her early life; her international travels; dancing; blues and jazz music; and the book "Youngblood" by John Oliver Killens. Musical selections have been removed due to copyright.

Maya Angelou discusses and reads from her autobiography “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”. She discusses her upbringing in Stamps, Arkansas and the influence her grandmother had in her life. The program begins with a clip from a previous interview with Angelou in 1970 where she recounts a time during her childhood spent at her grandmother’s general store. Angelou also reads her poem “When I Think About Myself”.

Poet Maya Angelou and journalist Tom Wicker discuss life in the U.S. South and how the region’s history has shaped its culture. Topics of discussion include social dynamics and race in the South, the concept of “home” and what it means to return to one’s roots, and religion in the South. Angelou reads excerpts of her poetry, including “Still I Rise” and “Phenomenal Woman,” and shares spiritual songs from her childhood.