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“Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can’t practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.” ~~ Maya Angelou
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“The fact that the adult American Negro female emerges a formidable character is often met with amazement, distaste and even belligerence. It is seldom accepted as an inevitable outcome of the struggle won by survivors and deserves respect if not enthusiastic acceptance.”
This book is about several things. It is the autobiography of Maya Angelou’s first 16 years of life. It is also the story of strong black women as evidenced by the quote above which is towards the end of the book. It is about the black experience growing up in a racially divided world. It is about folks making it the best they can under those conditions. And under all this is the story of surviving sexual abuse.
The first strong woman we encounter is Momma, her father’s mother who lives in Stamps, Arkansas. Stamps is in the southwest corner of Arkansas, a poor region in one of the poorest states in the Union. Momma ran “the only Negro general merchandise store since the turn of the century” in that part of Arkansas. And Momma did reasonable well for herself. She is in a financial position where she has white renters, and at times loaned money to white people. She is also old school religious. After her son and Maya’s mother split the blanket, Maya and her brother are unceremoniously placed with their grandmother. Continue reading “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou”
“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” ~~ Maya Angelou
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“Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.” ~~ Maya Angelou
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“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.” ~~ Maya Angelou
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“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” ~~ Maya Angelou
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“I believe that each of us comes from the creator trailing wisps of glory.” ~~ Maya Angelou
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“The need for change bulldozed a road down the center of my mind.” ~~ Maya Angelou
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“Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.” ~~ Maya Angelou
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“A wise woman wishes to be no one’s enemy; a wise woman refuses to be anyone’s victim.” ~~ Maya Angelou
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