The events that led up to this book were the devastating murder of Martin Luther King
and the success of MA
's tv series Black, Blues, Black. Then an editor at Random House
suggested...
Dedications
Maya Angelou
The dedication thanks Vivian Baxter
, who generously taught me how to be a mother, allowing me to dedicate this book to one of the most courageous and generous men I know, my son, Guy Bailey Johnson
Family and Intimate relationships
Maya Angelou
At fifteen MA
(torn between her developing libido and anxiety about her own femininity) approached a boy who had seemed interested in her, and asked: Would you like to have sexual intercourse with me?
Angelou, Maya. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Heinemann New Windmill Series, 1995.
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Textual Production
Maya Angelou
MA
published the first volume of an autobiography that was to extend to six volumes: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, taking her early life as far as the birth of her son
