Maya Angelou

By jrloub

  • Birth

    Born in St. Louis, Missouri; Born as Marguerite Annie Johnson

  • Gave Birth to Her Son

    Gus Johnson

  • First Black Female Streetcar Conductor

  • Records Her First Album

    Miss Calypso

  • SCLC

    At the request of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Ms. Angelou became the northern coordinator for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

  • Publishes "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"

  • Receives Pulitzer Prize Nomination

    "Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie"

  • First Script by an African-American Woman to Be Filmed

    "Georgia, Georgia"

  • National Commission on the Observance of International Women’s Year

    Appointed by Jimmy Carter to the National Commission on the Observance of International Women’s Year

  • Reynolds Professor of American Studies

    Appointed Reynolds Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest University

  • Bill Clinton's Inauguration

    Recited her poem “On the Pulse of the Morning” at Bill Clinton’s inauguration
    First poet to make an inaugural recitation since Robert Frost

  • Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom

  • Death