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Born in St. Louis, MO
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her mother's boyfriend raped her. After the mother's boyfriend was killed, she became mute for a long time
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Maya becomes a mother at a young age. she gave birth to her son, Clyde "Guy" Johnson
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San Francisco’s first African-American female car conductor
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She married Tosh Angelos. He was Greek. The marriage lasted until 1954
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She joined the civil rights movement and eventually became the Northern Coordinator of the SCLC
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She moved to Africa and was an administrator at the University of Ghana.
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Publishes the first book in her career and it becomes a huge success.
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She married Paul du Feu. He was Welsh. The Marriage ended in 1983
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Joined the faculty at Wake Forest University as a Professor of American Studies
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At the inauguration of Bill Clinton, she recited her poem "On the Pulse of Morning"
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Maya Angelou died