Maya Angelou - Voice of the Voiceless - US History - Extra History

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London England Dec 3rd 1968, Maya Angelou sits in her hotel room, reliving her past and writing her autobiography, "I know why the caged bird sings". A book that will sell over 4 million copies and change the way we see the struggles of women, minority communities, and reinventing how autobiographies are written. Her legacy built on giving a voice to the voiceless.
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[@extrahistory]

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[@Adam-wg2rf]

Hi

[@Teapoid]

For black history month can you do an episode on Montenegro please 🥺👉👈🇲🇪

[@sarasamaletdin4574]

This was interesting but hopefully you won’t get too close to present day since it’s harder, and you have had source issues in the past with several series.

[@Kingfisher-]

“If you’re always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.” -Maya Angelou

[@extrahistory]

An excellent quote!

[@ajithsidhu7183]

@@extrahistory please do on maharaja ranjit singh ji

[@MamaBlue2021]

It’s so disappointing that I had read a excerpt of “I know why the caged bird sings” in middle school but was never told about the amazing woman behind it.

[@extrahistory]

We're glad to have been able to give you a better view of it!

[@thejungwookim]

This taught me more about Maya Angelou than an entire semester's worth of English classes

[@stephaniemariewhitlock8370]

That's on purpose.

[@saahiliyer11]

5:10 Dr. Angelou’s only son, Guy Johnson, passed away yesterday, Feb 16, 2022.

[@ashakiwest4244]

Oh wow. 😥

[@apostababelindajames7461]

Yes, this is true. He passed away at the age of 77.

[@Tokuijin]

That's so sad 😔

[@mauriciobetimpaesleme8702]

"People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel" - Maya Angelou

[@jeremy1860]

I give massive props to this series for constantly introducing me to fascinating historical figures I'd have likely never heard about otherwise 😊

[@fredrikchristensen4002]

i know right. So sa we dont hear about these people more often

[@extrahistory]

Thank you! We are contiually working to diversify our history presented on this channel!

[@ajithsidhu7183]

@@extrahistory please do on hari singh nalwar ji please

[@zeitgeistx5239]

@@fredrikchristensen4002 if your in America that’s by design. Politicians have introduced mandatory patriotic education like the USSR and removed things like how bad slavery was and minimizes the Civil Rights struggle.

[@fredrikchristensen4002]

@@zeitgeistx5239 True. Im not from The United States. But im well aware of the fact that they try to hide the messed up things they have done. I just wish they would teach these kind of things more all over the world

[@johnnybadboy3475]

I didn't know anything about Maya before this. Dude, she's awesome!

[@extrahistory]

Agreed!

[@shinkoryu14]

I had the privledge of attending a talk led by Maya Angelou, and I have to say that she was as well spoken live as she was on the page- a powerful poet, wordsmith, and inspiration.

[@gluttonousmanu2725]

I was in my 9th grade about 6 years ago when we did a play about the life and struggles of Maya Angelou based on her "I know Why the Caged Bird Sings". Love from India

[@natalierichards7030]

Thank you! Never got a chance to read Angelou's works before but I will put it on my to-do list. 😀

[@extrahistory]

We added a few more to our list too!

[@abthedragon4921]

I learned about her during my African American Literature class in college and she was referenced in a sitcom I watched; it's nice to see a video on her.

[@sephirothii13]

Growing up in NC she was a prof at one of Universities here she was spoken of a good bit in the state, and I loved her poems and her writing and she is an idol of mine.

[@carsonprice5368]

Didn't expect this, super happy yall did it.

[@VuvuzelaTM]

Never listen about her down here. We learn something about Luther King in school, and something about Malcolm X, but I never knew anything about Maya Angelou. I'm glad to follow this channel and hear those amazing histories!

[@andrewrockwell1282]

Thank you for telling stories and educating us. :)

[@extrahistory]

Thank you for watching!

[@commanderneyo]

Freeman being stomped to death is still too merciful. But God you guys did amazing with this episode. Read some of Maya Angelou's in an African-American Literature class which was an amazing experience. Helped that my professor was an immigrant from Senegal 🇸🇳 and provided some unique angles to her story.

[@moonstruck8245]

Agreed, anyone who would put their hands on a child that way deserves the most painful death that can possibly be inflicted and beyond.

[@whathell6t]

@@moonstruck8245 Nope! That’s too easy. Death is just get out of jail card. Solidarity Confinement is the more brutal punishment to be given.

[@bravescot97]

Love these episodes on individuals!

[@extrahistory]

We certainly love making them!

[@kuanliu4253]

Just love this channel, and love all the story they bring.

[@pointly]

Rest in peace a Hero of Civil Rights

[@AndrewMakesPuns]

Even from just this video, she radiates so much inspiration or power. I hope everyone sees this video and more

[@FrankYammy]

Absolutely amazing! Love the work you do to black history in America

[@extrahistory]

Thank you!

[@mckayleepugmire9947]

Hats off to the teacher who empowered Maya the empowering to open up her communication options. She likely would've still been the brilliant writer she became but verbal communication makes getting ones ideas into the world slightly easier

[@noahjohnson935]

Maya Angelou was a person I never really knew too much about aside from the name. I have a suspicion I'll be reading more about her the rest of the month thanks to y'alls work. Thank you

[@xcar0982]

Is sad to see today that the efforts of amazing people like her seems fruitless in the sense that things have changed in baby steps instead of big leaps.

[@AquaHeart]

What a well-told episode. Thanks for covering Maya Angelou.

[@jerryeskridge4798]

This is so beautifully expressed thank you Extra History...

[@kristinelantz6311]

What an absolutely amazing life!! Thank you for telling her story!

[@Cloud-vv5ky]

Hi Extra Credits, can you talk about Queen Liliuokalani, the last reigning monarch of Hawai’i.

[@EdgarSoaresPT]

This series appeared in the perfect moment. I hope you know what you should do.

[@judgeholden6761]

Bro I am legit spooked. I decided to do some random research into Maya Angelou after her poetry and a quick wiki intro shake me, then youtube her name. Low and behold Extra Credits made a video on her today.

[@walterscogginsakathesilver6246]

I love your research and animation. You can tell one awesome story!

[@ImYourKryptoniteBabe]

I love you guys. The best history storytelling channel around.

[@willhibbard6903]

Gosh dang this was a beautiful video.

[@Ryu_D]

Thank you for the video.

[@JosephKerr27]

Excellent educational content as always!

[@gnomeczar5730]

Excellent work as always!

[@flyingwhiskey4216]

Feel like a broken record saying this so often but.... Check out The History of Africana Philosophy by Peter Adamson and Chike Jeffers if your interested in learning more. It's really good and it's current section, Africana Philosophy in the 20th century is extremely relevent

[@lillylee122619]

Oh, I watched the movie about her life in high school. It was both heartbreaking and amazing.

[@luisalcantara6097]

Wow, I'll definitely read this book

[@theformerkaiser9391]

My English class is currently reading “I know why the caged bird sings”, good timing guys.

[@bigsarge2085]

Awesome!

[@R0dolphus]

Oh how he disgraced the name Freeman

[@shawnheatherly]

Still remember reading that book in school.

[@jurajkristofik2023]

Hey, love this channel, can you do a bit on Czechoslovak Legion in 1914-1920?

[@SamSmithsamek15]

There is a surprising lack of comments here... excellent video as always!

[@scottnunnemaker5209]

And now she’s on the back of the quarter

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

Her son died just today…

[@eluwu9330]

Brhu

[@MegaEvelyn3]

Well said y'all!

[@fatcat1399]

What a badass!💜🔥

[@ains2904]

Fuck bro, imagine your about to work with two great and influential political figures and they both get iced in rapid secession.

[@gabr.7878]

Cool channel teaching about cool historical figures. It's great

[@gaiabravo]

I feel as though this video could be longer

[@Nikko1Brown]

Great story

[@canyadigit6274]

Great vid man

[@elizabethmcwhorter3445]

i was lucky enough to have an opportunity to hear Maya Angelou speak shortly before she died. unfortubately i was pretty young, so i don't really remember any of what she said

[@Im_gonna_TROLL_you]

Yo EC you guys are frocking awesome Love your vids

[@extrahistory]

No you're awesome!

[@Im_gonna_TROLL_you]

No You :)

[@helllooooo9353]

Maya Angelou once said eeeeeeeeee

[@PedroHCF37]

This summary was an incredible to a topic I was never able to ask properly about to anyone, for they wouldn't know about what it is or be offended by me asking it. Maya may represent even what was and is like to be a black woman to the whole continent. About the ones we could pay respect for here, those really are pretty much impossible for me to look up. Anyway, tl;dr thank you so much for this, Extra Credits crew! t. White Brazilian guy

[@extrahistory]

Thank you for watching!

[@PaladinRex454]

Fun fact Maya is now on the US quarter

[@mimshomeschool8445]

interesting keep up the great videos

[@extrahistory]

Will do!

[@postapocalypticnewsradio]

PANR has tuned in.

[@draexian530]

A life well lived, as it should, despite all odds.

[@charanth182]

Wow...

[@Tzen03]

I'm so glad this channel exists, I've learned far more interesting topics from Extra Credits than I ever did at school.

[@thomasdaywalt7735]

“I know why the caged bird sings" maya angelou i understand

[@garou12]

Still I rise.

[@CaptainHillyan]

One thing I must say is that I really hate the term micro-aggression. Especially when it's used next to a depiction of something certainly not 'micro'. Knowingly slandering and humiliating someone knowing they'd risk harm by resisting isn't a small thing.

[@safe-keeper1042]

AFAIK yelling something slanderous at someone is indeed considered a micro-aggression.

[@classbot1237]

nice

[@spartanx9293]

Can you make a video on Ruby Bridges

[@gmosphere]

This kinda doubles as a " so you haven't read I know why the caged bird sings"

[@lilmarine32]

She is unreal

[@jokodihaynes419]

She was on seasme street

[@diogosousa868]

5:01 is... Is the dude giving the middle finger to her?

[@Kilgorio]

wow

[@Elygh33]

Can we get a video on Toni Morrison next?

[@BuxtonsWater]

They did a video on Beloved by Toni Morrison already. But not her specifically

[@ankhangel3055]

U should do an episode on richard wright

[@franbalcal]

"Maya Angelou ain't no punk bitch"

[@TwoBears3]

Well, this video will be banned in Florida.

[@Zarsla]

Please do Octavia Butler, Toni Morrison, Oprah.

[@ashakiwest4244]

They did do Beloved but I hope with International Women's History Month,EC may include them.

[@Zarsla]

@@ashakiwest4244 I know but I want them to do the ppl, else I would have named the books instead.

[@yux.tn.3641]

crash course has a series on african american history right now...(thats also why i watched this vid)

[@angela_merkeI]

8:11 You sure that's a "micro" aggression? That's just a little mistake, but still worth being pointed out.

[@silversnakeproductions3241]

You should do a series on Martin Luther King

[@lhistorienchipoteur9968]

the swat uniforms look a bit anachronistic. i could be wrong.

[@lkawsome1711]

Do an episode on Irish history

[@deaconlasagna8570]

they have ones on the potato famine, viking conquest of ireland, and irish soldiers in the civil war

[@lkawsome1711]

@@deaconlasagna8570 yeah I know but a series on the 800 years of fighting would have a lot of materials

[@oopsy444]

"Maya Angelou ain't no punk b*tch" - "Maya Angelou" 2018

[@matej_bosnjak]

Hello there

[@postapocalypticnewsradio]

General Kenobi!

[@thesmilyguyguy9799]

:D

[@the6ofdiamonds]

So... what did Mr. Freeman do that was so horrendous? I didn't try Google because Half-Life exists, and all I got from Wiki was already covered (which is already bad enough, but I'm morbidly curious).

[@carlinhall6651]

Algorithm go brrrrrrrr

[@Hstat910]

Her son actually just died today

[@orkkojit]

Please do something for Indian History like Mauryas Gupta Empire or Ancient Indian History The Conquest of India was a pretty bad series which had very little Indian history. Show MORE INDIAN HISTORY and less Colonialism.

[@Alx2672]

RE LYNCHINGS: as mentioned 4x here She lived rich to middle class. There where 2 lynchings while she was living in the state of Arkansas & one after she left. (b.1928, moved to stamps 1931, last lynching was when she was 8, 4-29-36, she had already left stamps when she was 7). The 2 lynchings occurred 270 & 330 miles away from her, same distance from Manhattan to Va beach (~270 miles). This is at a time when 1 in 4 families had cars and no highways (till 1955) to drive them on. No internet or televisions (not popular till '39), so she heard by news paper, radio or someone called her on a lan line. This is a gross exaggeration to say she's hiding ppl daily in her grandmom's basement from all the "lynchings".

[@ashakiwest4244]

Perhaps the fact the lynchings were low was because her grandmother was hiding them 🤔

[@Dreagostini]

Are these dates tried lynchings or succesfull lynchings?

[@Alx2672]

@@Dreagostini you mean in those 100 years, the mob of killers couldn't figure out how to use a rope.... Also the mobs in the surrounding counties were absent on "knot day" too?

[@Dreagostini]

@@Alx2672 It's rude to answer a question with a question. Are you able to provide the requested information?

[@Alx2672]

@@Dreagostini I've provided 10x the information that's provided in this video and yet you're asking for a stat that NOBODY keeps track of. I'm sure, based on 100 years of county data combined with the surrounding counties data, you can conclude that it's a miniscule number that she would've never seen anyway.

[@mogscugg2639]

0:03 among us paper

[@Bugg1290]

How about Fred Hampton

[@bendi3768]

This family is not lucky in the marrige department

[@bugfighter5949]

A bed where's she's been riding ??? 😳😳😳😳

[@bdboydesq]

I feel a so you haven’t read coming soon

[@pjbravo3284]

Hello pls notice me. It's midnight where I am

[@Adam-wg2rf]

Ok

[@extrahistory]

You are seen!

[@Adam-wg2rf]

@@extrahistory i ask somefing bifor i rily take that to hart sorry but can you pls check

[@torbjornlekberg7756]

Cant say Michelle Obama or Opera impress me and Maxine Waters I dont even know. But Maya Angelou does.

[@safe-keeper1042]

Isn't that a bit harsh? I mean, I've read her autobiography and her upbringing and rags-to-riches life story is certainly inspiring. Even if her claim to fame is 'just' being married to the POTUS.