Richard A. Long

An unusual and irresistible look at Maya Angelou's life as well as her myriad interests and accomplishments by the people who know her best--her longtime friends Marcia Ann Gillespie and Richard Long, and her niece Rosa Johnson Butler. Features over 150 sepia portraits, family photographs, and letters.

Portrays the social, cultural, and political experiences of America's Black population and examines the part that African Americans have played in every field of human achievement.