Manifestations of Racial Discrimination as Shown in selected Poems by Maya Angelou

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1 Teaching Assistant in English Literature, Beni-Suef University , Egypt

2 Professor of English Literature, Cairo University, Egypt

3 Lecturer in English Literature, Beni-Suef University , Egypt

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This research aims to highlight the unique existence of black women as they go on their daily lives in a land in which tyranny over women is still evident. Maya Angelou is a poet who presents the existence of being black, poor, and female. She speaks in a voice for oppressed African-American women and men as she says, that she: “writes for anyone in a cage”. Her political works are characterized by a spirit of survival and success, and she presents it with such eloquent singing. A close reading of Angelou’s poetry reveals themes grounded in racism, sexism, and class distinction. This study aims at reading the poetry of Angelou as a resistance to the racist and sexist prejudices that affected the African community.

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