Maya Angelou's I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings is the first in a series of six autobiographies. It covers her childhood in the deep south.

I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings chronicled Maya Angelou's early years living in the southern United States. She raised herself and her brother. With little support system, the family was vulnerable to danger. Angelou ultimately dealt with the return of her alcoholic father, a brutal rape, and an unplanned pregnancy. By the end of the novel Angelou barely graduated from high school before the birth of her son.

While a critical and financial success (and a pick of Oprah's Book Club), due to the often graphic nature of I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings the book has a history of being banned from schools.

• • Mahalo's Guide to Maya Angelou
• Official Site: Dr. Maya Angelou
• Academy of Achievement: Maya Angelou Biography
• Wikipedia: Maya Angelou
• Poets.org: Meet Maya Angelou

• American Library Association: Parents Challenge "Caged Bird" (1998)

• Marshal University: I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings Banned

• IMDb: I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings Film

• AOL Video: "I Don't Wanna Know Why the Caged Bird Sings": The Simpsons (Time: 21:59)

• YouTube: I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings Recitation: (Time: 06:29)

• Google Images: I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings Images

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