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Maya Angelou discusses her autobiography “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”

BROADCAST: 1980 | DURATION: 00:53:34

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Synopsis

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”.

Details

Broadcast Date
1980

Physical Format
1 sound tape reel (ca. 55 min.) : 10 1/2 in.

Duration
53 minutes, 34 seconds

Digital Format
WAV

Ownership
The Chicago History Museum

Language
English

Topics

Civil Rights Race Relations African American History & Culture Poetry Literature

People

Authors, Writers

Tags

Angelou, Maya---Interviews Angelou, Maya. I know why the caged bird sings. African American women--Biography. African American women authors--20th century--Interviews African American women poets--20th century--Interviews Audiotapes. Radio programs. WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Angelou, Maya, 1928---Interviews. African American women authors--20th century--Interviews. African American women poets--20th century--Interviews. Audiotapes. Black women authors Black women poets Lincoln, Abbey Roach, Max, 1924-2007 Flowers, Beulah Lee Sampson, 1883-1965 Baldwin, James, 1841-1925 Reconstruction (1865-1877) Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967 Wright, Richard, 1908-1960 Angelou, Maya. When I think about myself Roach, Max. Driva man (1960)

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