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Maya Angelou's AutobiographiesA Song Flung up to HeavenEpisodes

    Episode 5

    5/5Maya Angelou is set to work for Martin Luther King when tragedy strikes.

    Episode 4

    4/5Maya is reunited with Martin Luther King and agrees to work with him.

    Episode 3

    3/5Maya’s ex appears and their love reignites, but a night out at the movies spells a change.

    Episode 2

    2/5Maya moves to Los Angeles where she witnesses the Watts race riots of 1965

    Episode 1

    1/5Maya is to start working for Malcolm X, but tragedy strikes when he is assassinated.