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Maya Angelou was born on April 14, 1928 in St. Loius, MO. She was born with the name Marguerite Annie Johnson.
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In 1940, Maya, her brother, and mother moved to San Fransisco where she would live for majority of her remaining childhood.
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At age 16, Maya got pregnant with her first and only son she would have. She gave birth to him shortly after she graduated high school at age 17.
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Once Maya felt it was time to leave San Fransisco, she relocated to San diego where she began prostitution, drugs, and working at strip clubs. It was there that she was discovered by a theatre group that changed her life.
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Maya won a role in Porgy and Bess and toured to 22 different countries performing.
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Maya moved to New York, where she joined The Harlem Writer's Guild.
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Maya met a civil rights activist named Vusumzi, and they became a couple. Him and her son, Guy, moved to Egypt where Maya worked as an editor for a paper.
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Maya's first known book was published.
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This book by Maya was published in 1981.
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Maya received the Langston Hughes Medal in 1991
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Maya received the Martin Luther King, Jr. Legacy Association National Award.
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Maya becomes the first recipient of Hope for Peace and Justice Voice of Peace award
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Marguerite Annie Johnson passes away on May 28, 2014 leaving an inspiring legacy behind her.