Down in the Delta is a 1998 American-Canadian drama film, directed by Maya Angelou and starring Alfre Woodard, Al Freeman, Jr., Esther Rolle, Loretta Devine, and Wesley Snipes.
Theatrical release poster
Maya Angelou was an American memoirist, poet, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50 years. She received dozens of awards and more than 50 honorary degrees. Angelou's series of seven autobiographies focus on her childhood and early adult experiences. The first, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), tells of her life up to the age of 17 and brought her international recognition and acclaim.
Angelou in 1993
Image: Signature of Maya Angelou on a typewritten copy of her poem "Caged Bird" (1983) auctioned at the 2013 edition of Doodle for Hunger
Publicity photo for Calypso Heat Wave, 1957
Portrait from the first edition of And Still I Rise (1978)