One scene in this work depicts townspeople gathering to listen to a Joe Louis fight, the narrator fretting that a Louis loss would be the equivalent of a black man beaten or a black woman raped.
One scene in this work depicts townspeople gathering to listen to a Joe Louis fight, the narrator fretting that a Louis loss would be the equivalent of a black man beaten or a black woman raped. The narrator of this work begins a poem with the lines, "What are you looking at me for? I didn't come to stay." The narrator of this work describes her harrowing abuse and rape by Mr. Freeman, who is murdered after being acquitted in Stamps, Arkansas. This work was written by the poet of "On the Pulse of Morning," which was read at Bill Clinton's inauguration. FTP what is this autobiographical work by Maya Angelou?
One scene in this work depicts townspeople gathering to listen to a Joe Louis fight, the narrator fretting that a Louis loss would be the equivalent of a black man beaten or a black woman raped.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings