02844cam a2200505 i 4500 1007990265 TxAuBib 20231011120000.0 160113s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2016930739 9780448488530 paperback 0448488531 paperback 9781484469378 hardcover 1484469372 hardcover TxAuBib rda Labrecque, Ellen, author. Who was Maya Angelou? [PBK] / by Ellen Labrecque ; illustrated by Dede Putra. New York, New York : Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House, [2016] 105 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Who was Who was-- ? Includes bibliographical references (page 104). Who was Maya Angelou? -- Momma -- A child with no voice -- The California years -- A big break -- Becoming a writer -- Civil rights activist -- Home away from home -- Becoming a famous writer -- A hero to us all -- Timelines. Born in Missouri in 1928, Maya Angelou had a difficult childhood. Jim Crow laws segregated blacks and whites in the South. Her family life was unstable at times. But much like her poem, "Still I Rise," Angelou was able to lift herself out of her situation and flourish. She moved to California and became the first black and first female streetcar operator before following her interest in dance. She became a professional performer in her twenties and toured the U.S. and Europe as an opera star and calypso dancer. But Angelou's writing became her defining talent. Her poems and books, including "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," brought her international acclaim. 20231011. Angelou, Maya Juvenile literature. Angelou, Maya. fast 1900 - 1999. fast African American women authors Biography Juvenile literature. African American women civil rights workers Biography Juvenile literature. Authors, American 20th century Biography Juvenile literature. African American women authors. fast African American women civil rights workers. fast Authors, American. fast Biography. fast Juvenile works. fast Putra, Dede. Who was. Who was-- ? https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1615/2016930739-b.html Contributor biographical information https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1615/2016930739-d.html Publisher description