“Leaving behind nights of terror and fear
I rise
Into a daybreak that's wondrously clear
I rise”

—  Maya Angelou, And Still I Rise

"Still I Rise"
And Still I Rise (1978)
Context: Leaving behind nights of terror and fear
I rise
Into a daybreak that's wondrously clear
I rise
Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,
I am the dream and the hope of the slave.
I rise
I rise
I rise.

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American author and poet 1928–2014

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