Jan 2, 2010

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings | What Do I Read Next?

Other autobiographical volumes by Maya Angelou include Gather Together in My Name (1974), Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas (1976), The Heart of a Woman (1981), and All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes (1986).

Alice Walker's The Color Purple (1982) tells of the spiritual and personal awakening of a young black woman oppressed by racism and sexual abuse.

The Bluest Eye (1969) by Nobel Prize-winner Toni Morrison relates a similar story of a young black girl trying to grow up in a racist world, but with a...