This author wrote of "a hundred Watts / Detroit, Newark and New York" in the poem "Riot: '60s".
This author wrote of "a hundred Watts / Detroit, Newark and New York" in the poem "Riot: '60s". "Where Love is a Scream of Anguish" is the first part of her collection Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie. In one work by this author, the protagonist and her brother Bailey Jr. are sent to Stamps to live with Momma, who runs the William Johnson General Merchandise Store. That work told of her (*) rape by Mr. Freeman and was followed by The Heart of a Woman and Gather Together in My Name. She used a line from a Paul Laurence Dunbar poem to title her autobiography and read her poem "On the Pulse of Morning" at Bill Clinton's inauguration. For 10 points, name this African-American author of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
This author wrote of "a hundred Watts / Detroit, Newark and New York" in the poem "Riot: '60s".
Maya Angelou [or Marguerite Ann Johnson]