Autobiographies of People Who Died Tragically

In her autobiography, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angelou recounts her experiences of growing up in the segregated South. What was her father's occupation?

In his autobiography, The Autobiography of Malcolm X, Malcolm X describes his journey from a life of crime and violence to becoming a prominent civil rights leader. What was his original name?

In her autobiography, A Child Called It, Dave Pelzer describes the horrific abuse he suffered at the hands of his mother. What was his mother's name?

In his autobiography, Running with Scissors, Augusten Burroughs describes his chaotic upbringing with his mentally ill mother and her various boyfriends. What was his mother's name?

In her autobiography, The Glass Castle, Jeannette Walls describes her unconventional upbringing in a nomadic family. What was her father's occupation?

In his autobiography, The Education of Little Tree, Forrest Carter describes his upbringing among the Cherokee Indians. What was his Cherokee name?

In her autobiography, Angela's Ashes, Frank McCourt describes his impoverished upbringing in Limerick, Ireland. What was his father's occupation?

In his autobiography, The Color of Law, Richard Rothstein describes the history of racial segregation in the United States. What was his profession?

In her autobiography, The Fire Next Time, James Baldwin describes his experiences of growing up as a black man in America. What was his occupation?

In his autobiography, The Autobiography of W.E.B. Du Bois, W.E.B. Du Bois describes his experiences as a black man in America and his role in the civil rights movement. What was his occupation?

In her autobiography, The Souls of Black Folk, W.E.B. Du Bois describes the experiences of black people in America. What was his occupation?

In his autobiography, Up from Slavery, Booker T. Washington describes his experiences as a slave and his rise to prominence as an educator and leader. What was his occupation?

In her autobiography, Narrative of the Life of Sojourner Truth, Sojourner Truth describes her experiences as a slave and her work as an abolitionist and women's rights activist. What was her occupation?

In his autobiography, The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass, Frederick Douglass describes his experiences as a slave and his work as an abolitionist and women's rights activist. What was his occupation?

In her autobiography, I Am Malala, Malala Yousafzai describes her experiences as a young girl who was shot by the Taliban for speaking out in favor of education for girls. What was her occupation?