d) Maya Angelou was an American poet, author, and civil rights activist.
a) Over the course of her career, she published autobiographies, novels, poetry, and a list of plays and movies.
e) Angelou’s most famous work ‘I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings’ (1969), is an autobiographical story about her life and her struggles growing up.
b) The book begins with Angelou being a victim of racism and abuse.
c) As the book develops, we see how she reflects on her past, navigates her experiences as a black woman in a white-male-dominated society, and grows confident in her identity and motherhood.