The article relates to Maya Angelou’s “I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings” because it explains what happened with the civil rights movement during the memoir and shortly after. Angelou describes her life as a minority, specifically in the 1930s. As the memoir progresses and the 1940s approach, Maya Angelou discusses her experience with the civil rights campaign, as it becomes more popular. Similarly, the article explains segregation in world war two, when Maya was growing up. People can see how racial minorities were affected by new policies, and how they chose to react to the unjust treatment. Maya Angelou does the same, as she reveals her experience with discrimination. Both the article and memoir give an understanding of racial segregation
