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I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings Research Paper

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“I WOULD BE A CONDUCTORETTE ND SLING A FULL MONEY CHANGER FROM MY BELT”Maya was told she was not going to be successful because of her skin tone. Maya was discriminated against and judged her whole life but something inside her would not let her stop striving for success. The historical setting of I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, encouraged Maya to be a strong and persistent person because of events that occurred in her life. There had been many female streetcar conductors; however, there had not been any African American female streetcar conductors. Maya was striving to become a streetcar conductor, and she saw an advertisement about it and she was trying to apply for the job. When she goes to apply for the job, there is a bit of a complication.
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