Link to the Show / Show NotesMaya Angelou believes that a writer who tells the truth can be read by anyone. James Baldwin, for example, can be enjoyed by black, white, Moslem or Jewish readers -- indeed by anyone who values reading the truth. Great literature takes us out of the limiting cage of identity politics -- into the realm of truth.You can read anoverview of the seriesor excerpts from:Maya Angelou'sI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

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