Mom and Me and Mom
Vivian Baxter Johnson: the first black woman officer in the Merchant Marines, owner of a gambling business and rooming house, and mother to Maya Angelou. However, Maya was not raised by her mother, but by her paternal grandmother. In Mom & Me & Mom, Maya tells the story of why her mother had to send her away as she reveals the well of emotions she experienced much later in life, as a result of the abandonment.
Paperback: 208 Pages
Language: English
Format: Kindle Edition, Audiobook, Hardcover, & Paperback
4.5/5
Reviewed By Reviewed By Violeta Nedkova
“A story in a time when it wasn’t good to be born black, or a woman, in America. A heart-breaking account about the sacrifices of motherhood and racism’s effects on family life.”
