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1969

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Maya Angelou's "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"

Angelou's memoir becomes a defining work of American letters.

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1969
Maya Angelou's "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
Angelou's memoir becomes a defining work of American letters.

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