Manifestations of Racial Discrimination as Shown in selected Poems by Maya Angelou
Authors: Hanaa Khalifa Mohamed Eid; Mohamed Mohamed Enani; Shaymaa Sayed Abdel Aatty
Abstract
This research aims to highlight the unique existence of black women as they go on their daily lives in a land in which tyranny over women is still evident. Maya Angelou is a poet who presents the existence of being black, poor, and female. She speaks in a voice for oppressed African-American women and men as she says, that she: “writes for anyone in a cage”. Her political works are characterized by a spirit of survival and success, and she presents it with such eloquent singing. A close reading of Angelou’s poetry reveals themes grounded in racism, sexism, and class distinction. This study aims at reading the poetry of Angelou as a resistance to the racist and sexist prejudices that affected the African community.
Keywords
Maya Angelou; African American; Racism; Racial Discrimination; Black feminism.
