Maya Angelou

By dvdaly

  • Born

    Maya Angelou was born April 4, 1928, in St. Louis, Missouri

  • Birth of her first son, Guy Johnson

  • Maya Angelou becomes the first black female streetcar conductor

  • Maya Angelou marries Tosh Angelos

    Maya Angelou marries Tosh Angelos

  • Maya becomes a nightclub singer

  • Maya tours with the opera group Porgy and Bess

    Maya tours with the opera group Porgy and Bess

  • Maya records her first album Miss Calypso

  • Maya joins the Harlem Writers Guild in NY

    Maya joins the Harlem Writers Guild in NY

  • Maya Angelou publishes I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings

  • Maya marries Paul du Feu

  • Maya wins the American Freedom award

  • Death

    Maya Angelou died on May 28, 2014, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

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