Angelou was deeply depressed in the months following King's assassination, so to help lift her spirits, Baldwin brought her to a dinner party at the home of cartoonist Jules Feiffer and his wife Judy in late 1968.
Angelou mengalami depresi mendalam dalam beberapa bulan setelah meninggalnya King, sehingga untuk membangkitkan semangatnya, Baldwin mengajaknya makan malam di rumah seorang kartunis, Jules Feiffer dan istrinya, Judy pada akhir 1968.