Angelou, Maya.

All God's children need traveling shoes / Maya Angelou. - Vintage books ed. - New York : Vintage Books, 1991, �1986. - [11], 210 pages ; 22 cm

"Originally published by Random House, Inc., in hardcover in 1986"--Title page verso.

The author describes her odyssey to Ghana in the 1960s, meant as a return to her African roots. Over a few years she transformed herself by learning to speak Fanti, dressing in Ghanian style and delving in politics. But after encountering racial prejudice and losing her son in a car crash, she returned to America.



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Angelou, Maya.
Angelou, Maya.


1900-1999


Authors, American--20th century--Biography.
Entertainers--United States--Biography.
African American authors--Biography.
African American authors.
Authors, American.
Entertainers.


United States.


Biographies.

PS3551.N464 / .Z463 1986

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