Maya Angelou Racism

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Literature has the power to let one voice be heard, or rather read, by the masses allowing for a message to be passed out to the audience. Maya Angelou’s autobiography, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” does exactly this, she highlights her experiences to protest racism to her audience. Throughout the text, the reader learns about Maya’s struggles as a black woman coming of age in a world of racism and sexism. Together these forces develop and reinforce her character and racial identity, but also teach the reader about the effects of racism. She effectively uses this novel as a canvas to paint a picture of what racism does to young black girls. Through clever story telling of the recounts of her past, Angelou protests racism by describing it

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