num_pages: 181
description: The book opens in the years following World War II. Angelou, still known as "Marguerite," or "Rita," has just given birth to her son Clyde, and is living with her mother and stepfather in San Francisco. The book follows Marguerite from the ages of 17 to 19, through a series of relationships, occupations, and cities as she attempts to raise her son and to find her place in the world. It continues exploring the themes of Angelou's isolation and loneliness begun in her first volume, and the ways she overcomes racism, sexism, and her continued victimization.
language: English
title: Gather Together in My Name
titlecomplete: Gather Together in My Name
genres: Classics, Autobiography, Feminism, Race, African American, Biography Memoir, Biography, Memoir, American, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 16322
series: Maya Angelou's Autobiography
publisher: Bantam