All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes

She pulls no punches, detailing criticism from her son--laying in a hospital bed in a body cast, but staying strong--her salvation by an acquaintance who reluctantly steps in as "brother," pushing her back on track, and her own self-criticism and struggle--successful--to take stock and forge ahead in a new direction. Angelou felt they did not understand the conditions of race relations in America.I purchased this on Amazon a couple of weeks ago and recently got it in the mail.

When I went dancing, between the beats and during the steps, I thought, ‘Here I am, Maya Angelou, dancing in Africa.

A very good read, The third volume of Maya Angelou's autobiography I read and her writing still amazes me. I couldn't stop reading!This is the fifth volume of Angelou’s autobiography and covers the time when she lived abroad, mainly in Ghana.

This installment recalls several years in the mid-sixties that Ms. Angelou spent in Ghana discovering the Africa of her ancestry.

In addition to the sense of dislocation experienced by all expats there's the complex issue of racial heritage, and an often difficult realisationIt's always a pleasure to read Angelou's graceful prose, and this time the subject matter offers something new. Really interesting history of that time period, as well as Ms. Angelou's search for "her people." The way she talks of Africa and describes events that occurred there, you can just tell how much she probably feels more African than anything! i hadn't read anything by maya angelou until this book, and it made me want to read more.

We are so fortunate that Angelou left us such a rich literature! Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. She stayed close to friends that she knew from home and abroad, but she also befriended quite a few people from many different places as she lived life with her singular joy and thoughtfulness. All God’s Children Need Traveling Shoes belongs to a series of autobiographical narratives tracing Maya Angelou ’s personal search for identity as an African American woman. Angelou, for those who don't remember, begins with her (frankly self-centered) response to her son's horrible injuries in an automobile accident in Ghana. The first one I've read in Angelou's autobiographical sequence, but definitely not the last! Universal questions of identity are raised but also important issues to read as a white/european reader, around slavery and the development of Africa.It's always a pleasure to read Angelou's graceful prose, and this time the subject matter offers something new. She became part of the ex-pat community and felt both at home because of her ancestry and apart because she was immediately recognized as a Black American.

In stock on August 18, 2020. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. She sees how similar her height and features are to those around her and concludes she has found her origins, lost in time to slavery.

An important document drawing more much-needed attention to the hidden history of a people both African and American." Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. This is her story.

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