Maya angelou

Maya Angelou

By blighthall
  • Maya Angelou parents split up so she had to go live with her grandparents in Stamps, Arkansas

    Maya Angelou parents split up so she had to go live with her grandparents in Stamps, Arkansas

    Maya Angelou was born in St. Louis, Missiour
  • Maya Angelou was raped by her mother boyfriend

    Maya Angelou was raped by her mother boyfriend

    Early Years
  • What Maya love to do?

    What Maya love to do?

    As a teenager, Maya love the arts, which won her a scholarship to study dance and drama at San Francisco’s Labor School. Maya and I are both creative, because I play the violin and she loves to dance.
  • Cable Car Conductour

    Cable Car Conductour

    Maya Angelou became the first black female cable car conductor
  • In the mid-1950s Maya landed a role on Porgy and Bess

    In the mid-1950s Maya landed a role on Porgy and Bess

  • Maya moved to Ghana working as an editor and a freelance writer.

    Maya moved to Ghana working as an editor and a freelance writer.

  • Northern Coordinator

    Northern Coordinator

    Dr. King, asked Angelou to serve as Northern Coordinator for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
  • What is Maya Angelou famous for?

    What is Maya Angelou famous for?

    Maya Angelou is known for her 1969 book, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, which made literary history as the first nonfiction best-seller by an African-American woman.
  • Maya recited one of her poems at President Bill Clinton's 1993 inaugural ceremony

    Maya recited one of her poems at President Bill Clinton's 1993 inaugural ceremony

  • Dr. Angelou has served on two presidential committees

    Dr. Angelou has served on two presidential committees