{"id":1047,"date":"2008-09-30T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-09-30T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=1047"},"modified":"2008-09-30T10:49:36","modified_gmt":"2008-09-30T16:49:36","slug":"banned-i-know-why-the-caged-bird-sings-by-maya-angelou","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/banned-i-know-why-the-caged-bird-sings-by-maya-angelou\/","title":{"rendered":"BANNED &#8211; I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/i-know-why-the-caged-bird-sings.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1048 alignleft\" title=\"i-know-why-the-caged-bird-sings\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/i-know-why-the-caged-bird-sings.jpg?resize=154%2C259&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"154\" height=\"259\" \/><\/a>Superbly told, with the poet&#8217;s gift for language and observation, this is Angelou&#8217;s autobiography (the first of five volumes) of her childhood in Arkansas &#8211; a world of which most Americans are ignorant.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/216.125.140.44\/uhtbin\/cgisirsi\/x\/0\/0\/57\/5?searchdata1=ocm29733091&amp;user_id=davmainweb\" target=\"_blank\">I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings<\/a><\/strong><\/em> recounts Angelou&#8217;s childhood and early life. Sent to live with her grandmother in Arkansas, Angelou endured sorrow, tragedy, disappointment and, eventually, realization of self-worth. Descriptions of racial prejudice and her sexual assault resonate through the book and have long-reaching effects, but her strength and determination to overcome any set-back create an uplifting story for all.<\/p>\n<p>Sited for sexually explicit content, <em>I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings<\/em> is one of the most frequently challenged and banned books in America.<\/p>\n<p>Celebrate your freedom to read &#8211; do not take this precious democratic freedom for granted! Visit the American Library Association&#8217;s site on <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ala.org\/ala\/aboutala\/offices\/oif\/bannedbooksweek\/bannedbooksweek.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">Banned Books Week<\/a><\/strong> for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Superbly told, with the poet&#8217;s gift for language and observation, this is Angelou&#8217;s autobiography (the first of five volumes) of her childhood in Arkansas &#8211; a world of which most Americans are ignorant. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings recounts Angelou&#8217;s childhood and early life. 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