Maya Angelou

By samgrocki

  • Angelou's Birth

    Maya Angelou was born in St. Louis, Missouri

  • All aboard!

    In this year, Angelou dropped out of high school to become the first African-American train conductor in San Francisco.

  • She is Blooming

    Here, Angelou's teacher, Bertha Flowers, teaches Angelou to talk again after 5 years

  • Music Lady

    Angelou recorded her first album, called "Calypso Lady."

  • Broadway(ish)

    Maya Angelou moved to New York and was in a few off-broadway shows

  • She Also Had a Dream

    Angelou became an activist in Civil Rights and was a northern coordinator for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference at the request of Martin Luther King Jr.

  • I Rise!

    In this year, Angelou published her book, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings."

  • Roots

    Angelou appeared in a television version of "Roots"

  • Congrats Mya

    Here, Maya Angelou receives the Presidential Medal of Arts

  • RIP

    In her house in Winston Salem, Angelou passed away.