Maya Angelou’s idea of equality isn’t presented as a request — she demands it, she declares it. And that's why she's become a frequent target by right-wing book bans. (via The ReidOut Blog)
The conceit behind bans on these kinds of writings — often, bans of Black authors — appears to be that obscuring them from view makes them less available, less valid and less impactful.
“Yes, my drums are beating nightly, and the rhythms never change,” Angelou wrote in the poem. “Equality, and I willYou declare you see me dimly through a glass which will not shine, though I stand before you boldly, trim in rank and marking time.
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