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The Heart of a Woman by Maya Angelou — WisdomDeck honest review

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The Heart of a Woman

by Maya Angelou

Fourth memoir: New York, the Harlem Writers Guild, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Africa. Angelou in the movement.

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Three things you will actually use

Find your writers.
Join the struggle.
Love and leave.

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Angelou in the movement.

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