Compare and contrast Maya Angelou’s “Caged Bird” and Ta-Nehisi Coates’

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Compare and contrast Maya Angelou’s “Caged Bird” and Ta-Nehisi Coates’ “The Paranoid Style of American Policing” in terms of the themes of domination and resistance, their world views, and their use of language. Alternately, you may write about Coates’ essay with regard to Audre Lorde’s “The Fourth of July.” Bring in quotes from the text (and provide line or page numbers) to support your statements. List your primary sources in a Works Cited list on a separate page. Use MLA style for the sources.