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As they work to establish themselves in the city's lively worlds of art

and the holy grail of racial equality--the black Chinese restaurant

" --Danez Smith

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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings American making the case instead forMaya Angelou's debut memoir is a modern American classic beloved worldwide. Her life story is told in the documentary film And Still I Rise, as seen on PBS's American Masters. Here is a book as joyous and painful, as mysterious and memorable, as childhood itself. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings captures the longing of lonely children, the brute insult of bigotry, and the wonder of words that can make the world right. Maya Angelou's debut memoir is a