I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
by Maya Angelou
I know why the caged bird sings
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Why was this book challenged?
Reasons: Sexual Content, Racial Content, Profanity, LGBTQIA+
According to the American Library Association's Office of Intellectual Freedom, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou has been frequently challenged and banned in schools over the years for allegedly “sexually explicit scenes," “offensive language," “LGBTQIA+ content," and being "anti-white."
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Maya Angelou visited Gonzaga University in 2000.
Spires (Gonzaga University yearbook), 2001, page 27.