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Angelou, Maya.

I shall not be moved / Maya Angelou.

1st ed.

New York : Random House, ©1990.

x, 48 pages ; 23 cm.

In her first book of poetry since Why Don't You Sing? Maya Angelou, bestselling author of the classic autobiography I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, writes with lyric, passionate intensity that reaches out to touch the heart and mind. This memorable collection of poems exhibits Maya Angelou's unique gift for capturing the triumph and pain of being black and every man and woman's struggle to be free. Filled with bittersweet intimacies and ferocious courage, these poems are gems--many-faceted, bright with wisdom, radiant with life.

American poetry -- African American authors.

African Americans -- Poetry.

African American women authors -- 20th century -- Poetry.

Poetry.

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Worker's song -- Human family -- Man bigot -- Old folks laugh -- Is love -- Forgive -- Insignificant -- Love letter -- Equality -- Coleridge Jackson -- Why are the happy people? -- Son to mother -- Known to eve and me -- These yet to be United States -- Me and my work -- Changing -- Born that way -- Televised -- Nothing much -- Glory falls -- London -- Savior -- Many and more -- New house -- Our grandmothers -- Preacher, don't send me -- Fighin' was natural -- Loss of love -- Seven women's blessed assurance -- In my Missouri -- They ask why -- Ailey, Baldwin, Floyd, Killens, and Mayfield.

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