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Maya Angelou — This Day in Women's History

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American · Literature · Activism

Maya Angelou

1928 – 2014

Poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist, author of 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings'.

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Apr041928
Literature
Maya Angelou born in St. Louis
Future poet laureate and civil rights activist is born Marguerite Annie Johnson.
Poetry Foundation