I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Censorship (Ready Reference series))
At a glance:
- Author: Maya Angelou
- First Published: 1970
- Type of Work: Novel
- Genres: Nonfiction, Autobiography
- Subjects: African Americans, Maturation or coming of age, Family or family life, Memory, Adolescence, Murder or homicide, South or Southerners, 1940’s, Prejudices or antipathies, Manners or customs, Social life, 1930’s, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Violence, Small-town life, Youth
- Locales: St. Louis, MO, Los Angeles, CA, San Francisco, CA, Stamps, AR
The Work
The American Library Association repeatedly included Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings on its lists of the most frequently challenged books during the 1980’s and 1990’s. People for the American Way reported it as the ninth-most challenged book in American public schools. Angelou’s steamy autobiography of her early years has offended many parents and pressure groups who want the book banned from schools and libraries. They have objected to the book’s grimly graphic descriptions of child molestation, its explicit sex scenes, its coarse...
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