I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings Banned
In a victory for the freedom to read whatever one wants, i know why the caged bird sings remained on the reading list at a school in des moines, iowa although a parent protested and objected to what she described as the books inappropriately explicit sexual scenes. Maya angelous 1969 memoir i know why the caged bird sings, a recounting of her first 17 years, including a rape at the age of 7 or 8 by her mothers boyfriend, and her subsequent emotional trauma, no longer leads the american library associations office for intellectual freedoms list of. Learn about the history, reasons, and arguments of banning maya angelou's autobiography, i know why the caged bird sings, from schools and libraries. The book depicts racism, sexuality, violence, and rape in the segregated south. Learn how the book has been defended and retained in various school curricula and libraries across the us.
