I know why the caged bird sing

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, one of the most widely censored books

in the United States, is the autobiography of Maya Angelou and her struggles

growing up in a segregated town in Arkansas called Stamps. Most of this book

takes place in her hometown of Stamps, where she lived with her grandmother

(whom she called Momma) her Uncle Willie, and her brother, Bailey Junior. At

age three she was sent by her parents with her brother to Stamps. On the

train from California they felt all alone and frightened. When they got

to Stamps they lived in a general store with Momma. Dealing with a KKK

incident and "powhitetrash girls" with no manners was very hard on Maya in

these younger years of her life. It caused her to become isolated in her

school work and to forget about having friends other than Bailey. But with

Sister Monroe's (local religious enthusiast) wild "I say preach its",

"Praise the Lords", and the minister's teeth flying around Maya kept her

spirits alive. Slowly but surely the Depression hits Stamps, even though it

had seemed to be protected from it, according to Maya.

Suddenly, Maya's father shows up in Stamps and tells Bailey and

Maya that they are going to see their mother in

. . .