Continues I know why the caged bird sings (1969), Gather together in my name (1974), Singin' and swingin' and gettin' merry like Christmas (1976), and Heart of a woman (1981). The author describes her odyssey to Ghana in the 1960s, meant as a return to her African roots. Over a few years she transformed herself by learning to speak Fanti, dressing in Ghanian style and delving in politics. But after encountering racial prejudice and losing her son in a car crash, she returned to America.