![]() ![]() They went to live with their paternal grandmother in a small town in Arkansas called Stamps.Īnnie Henderson was a kind, soft-spoken woman who took the kids into her home. She decided to ship the kids off when Maya was just one. Besides she and Bailey, Sr., had grown apart since the kids were born. Vivian was a young, beautiful woman who wanted excitement in her life. They had a son, Bailey, Jr., who was followed five years later by their daughter, Maya. But, Vivian was strong-willed so, she married him anyway. They wanted her to marry a professional man – a doctor or lawyer. ![]() Vivian met and married Bailey Johnson who was a veteran of World War I. He depended on her to teach his sons how to fight and win. He taught Vivian, the oldest, to fight like a boy. Her father was a man who believed in standing up for oneself and resorting to violence when necessary. Her father had stowed away on a banana boat and landed in Florida. "Mom & Me & Mom" by Maya Angelou is a memoir about the celebrated poet’s relationship with her mother, Vivian Baxter. ![]()
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