... behavior. For Maya, all of this was happening in the context of protection by Momma's loving and authoritative competence and Bailey's loving companionship. Family life in the store included disciplined study of arithmetic; leisurely reading of novels, poetry, and Shakespeare; and lessons on deportment and avoidance of trouble with whites. Taken suddenly at age eight to live in St. Louis, Maya ... had married made a good stepfather, and life in the city, with its fluidity and diversity, was exactly to Maya's liking. She performed well in school and took evening classes in drama and danc...

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• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... better for Maya when she transferred to a white school. She was treated very well by her teacher. When she became fourteen she received a scholarship to the California Labor School to study drama and dance. After a terrifying encounter with her father's' girlfriend, Maya ran away from home and hung with the homeless people for a month. Maya becomes the first black conductorette after visiting ... ...

• Word Count: 736
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

... returned to the faculty, and the responsibility for education was returned to the students. The guidelines were not based upon required classes and academic regulations, but rather on a program of study that each student custom built. The college operated on a gradeless system, but in later years grades were given for the sole purpose of transferring credits. Unlike other colleges at the ... the tension and conflicts between the college and local communities, there were those among the local residents who enjoyed what the college had to offer. They attended the many concerts, drama prod...

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• Approx Pages: 5