| Maya Angelou's Church Hat | |
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Origin |
Maya Angelou |
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Type |
Church Hat |
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Effects |
Experience scenes of extreme racism that generates feelings of sympathy and outrage |
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Downsides |
Traumatizes wearer |
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Activation |
Wearing in a church |
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Collected by |
Warehouse 13 |
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Section |
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Aisle |
988048-3984 |
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Shelf |
294449-4974-581 |
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Date of Collection |
October 16, 2022 |
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Origin[]
Maya Angelou (April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014) 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 is best known for her series of seven autobiographies, which 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. Her books center on themes including racism, identity, family and travel.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is the first in a seven-volume series, it is a coming-of-age story that illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma. The book begins when three-year-old Maya and her older brother are sent to Stamps, Arkansas, to live with their grandmother and ends when Maya becomes a mother at the age of 16. In the course of Caged Bird, Maya transforms from a victim of racism with an inferiority complex into a self-possessed, dignified young woman capable of responding to prejudice.
Effects[]
Envelops wearer with reenacted scenes of extreme racial prejudice and violence. Often related to similar struggles they have experienced in the past or by the larger community they are part of. Most depictions are similar to visions where they cannot interact with the world shown but still feel any inflicted physical or mental harm. Many will be traumatized by the ill will received, but in turn understand the empathy and heartache others experience.
Will cause those who perform racist acts to be on the receiving end of their prejudices. It will direct them into worsening situations of discrimination and violence caused by assailants resembling them. Actions such as hate speech and beatings will be felt with greater pain than the original instance. Has a high chance to mentally destroy a person into a terrified state from now understanding the pain inflicted on others.