Who Was Maya Angelou? by Labrecque Ellen

Author:Labrecque, Ellen [Labrecque, Ellen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Biography, Non-Fiction, History, Childrens
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Published: 2016-01-12T00:00:00+00:00

Beginning in the 1950s, there was a national movement to end segregation and discrimination. The civil rights movement for black Americans was led by a young minister named Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Through nonviolent protest actions, such as sitting at counters in white-only restaurants where they weren’t welcome, civil rights activists eventually changed the laws in the United States to include all of its citizens.

Maya and Godfrey called their show Cabaret for Freedom, and it featured black singers and dancers at a jazz club in New York City. The show was a smashing success on opening night and continued to be a big hit for five straight weeks. The ticket sales of the show helped raised nine thousand dollars for Dr. King’s cause.

Dr. King’s group, the SCLC, asked Maya to become their regional coordinator. Maya happily accepted the job. Her duties included fund-raising, organizing volunteers, and speaking on behalf of the SCLC. After two months, she met Dr. King for the first time. He thanked her for all her hard work. Around this same time, Maya had her first short story published. It appeared in a Cuban magazine called Revolucíon.

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