I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou - Critical Literary Analysis & Book Review for Students & Book Clubs - Perfect for American Literature Studies & Social Justice Discussions

The original essays examine this work from several perspectives. One essay discusses the historical events that surround Angelou's life: the civil rights, black power, and black arts movements. Another essay discusses the struggle for black identity through readings of both Caged Bird and James Baldwin's If Beale Street Could Talk.