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An Autobiography

Another great book by Maya Angelou. If you haven’t recognized it by now I’m giving myself the gift of Maya writing to myself for a Christmas present. Well this is the period of the 60s when she’s visiting Africa and is very interesting. Because many of the things that happen during that time I was al......more

I read this book in Ghana-- the site of the majority of the story. Maya Angelou is amazing. I could smell, feel, and visualize everything she spoke about. It didn't hurt that I was on the Legon University campus when I began this journey. Angelou accurately portrays the African-American experience......more

Not much happens in this, Maya lives in Ghana and has a job, she meets people and feels discontent. I think maybe it’s about living somewhere where you don’t feel you belong, she does write beautifully but this seemed like it could have been a chapter in an autobiography rather than needing its own......more

i highly recommend this book for anyone interested in pan africanism. although it’s not explicitly about that, maya’s first hand account of her experiences as a black american on the continent speak to concerns many in the diaspora have around “going back to africa”. i loved this book so much! i rec......more