<span>A phenomenal #1 bestseller that has appeared on the </span><span class="a-text-italic">New York Times</span><span> bestseller list for nearly three years, this memoir traces Maya Angelou's childhood in a small, rural community during the 1930s. Filled with images and recollections that point to the dignity and courage of black men and women, Angelou paints a sometimes disquieting, but always affecting picture of the people - and the times - that touched her life.</span>
