u003cpu003eu003ciu003e'In the first decade of the twentiety century, it was not a good time to be born black, or woman, in America.'u003c/iu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e So begins this stunning portrait of Vivian Baxter Johnson: the first black woman officer in the Merchant Marines, purveyor of a gambling business and rooming house, and mother to one of our most cherished literary treasures.u003c/pu003e u003cpu003eAnyone who's read the classic, u003ciu003eI Know Why the Caged Bird Singsu003c/iu003e, knows Maya Angelou was raised by her paternal grandmother in Stamps, Arkansas. In u003ciu003eMom & Me & Momu003c/iu003e, Angelou details what brought her mother to send her away and unearths the well of emotions Angelou experienced long afterward as a result. While Angelou's six autobiographies tell of her out in the world, influencing and learning from statesmen and cultural icons, u003ciu003eMom &u003c/iu003e u003ciu003eMe & Momu003c/iu003e shares the intimate, emotional story about her own family.u003c/pu003e
