All God's Children Need Travelling Shoes

Author: Maya Angelou
ISBN: 9780679734048

The author tells of her experiences in West Africa as a black American studying a society where blacks are the majority. In 1962 the poet, musician, and performer Maya Angelou claimed another piece of her identity by moving to Ghana, joining a community of 'Revolutionist Returnees' inspired by the promise of pan-Africanism. 'All God's children need traveling shoes' is her perceptive exploration of what it means to be an African-American on the mother continent.

Publisher: Vintage Books
Publish Date: 1991

Subjects: Social Science / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies, Biography & Autobiography / Cultural Heritage, Biography & Autobiography / Literary, Biography & Autobiography / Women

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