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In Maya Angelou’s poem “Caged Bird,” what does the cage represent?

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User Fouric
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Answer:

jim crow laws

Step-by-step explanation:

although african americans were freed from slavery they were still held back do to segregation. the jim crow laws made it legal to have "whites only" water fountains or public buildings

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User Gru
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It represents slavery.
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