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29. Howard Zinn?!? Wow, never thought of it as history but precious memory.

Fri Sep 11, 2020, 10:02 PM

Sep 2020

Goosebumping all over the place now.

Thanks again, ancianita.

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I never knew this about Maya Angelou... [View all] Drunken Irishman Sep 2020 OP

I read that somewhere. CousinIT Sep 2020 #1

I grew up in Utah. We were lucky if they gave us anything to read. Drunken Irishman Sep 2020 #5

yes - can't remember when we read it Chili Sep 2020 #10

It's why she titled her memoir, "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings." GoCubsGo Sep 2020 #3

I loved her work... Trueblue Texan Sep 2020 #12

I wasn't aware, either. The depth of violence and trauma is soul-crushing. Guilded Lilly Sep 2020 #4

I am so glad they believed her... samnsara Sep 2020 #6

Yeah but, one day in jail and killed on release. flamin lib Sep 2020 #8

I remember this from... skypilot Sep 2020 #7

My students and I read her bio and knew about that over 20 years ago. ancianita Sep 2020 #9

okay Chili Sep 2020 #16

Happy to read this. ancianita Sep 2020 #17

yes she is Chili Sep 2020 #19

"I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" Warpy Sep 2020 #13

I read about it in her book "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings." muntrv Sep 2020 #14

Jinx! Warpy Sep 2020 #15

Although I didn't know it back then, I was fortunate that Ms. Angelou came Kind of Blue Sep 2020 #18

what a great story! Chili Sep 2020 #21

Oh yeah, I cherish it! Kind of Blue Sep 2020 #24

Ahhh. Wonderful story. Thank you. ancianita Sep 2020 #22

Thank you, ancianita. I've goosebumps feeling how you enjoyed it! Kind of Blue Sep 2020 #25

Howard Zinn?!? Wow, never thought of it as history but precious memory. Kind of Blue Sep 2020 #29

oh how horrific demtenjeep Sep 2020 #30