Maya Angelou fr By Santi Garcia Apr 4, 1928 Maya Angelou Was Born in Saint Louis 1931 Maya moves to Arkansa after parents divorce, starts living with Grandmother 1936 Maya stops talking for 5 years 1937 Maya gets sexually assaulted by her mother's boyfriend 1941 Maya Learns to speak again thanks to teacher Mrs Bertha Flowers, she found her voice through poetry and literature 1945 Maya gives birth to her son, Guy Johnson Period: 1953 to 1955 Maya has an International performing tour, she toured europe and africa in the production Porgy and Bess 1957 Maya realeses her only album Miss Calypso 1959 Maya joins Harlem writers guild Period: 1961 to 1962 Maya works in Egypt as editor for the Arab Observer Period: 1962 to 1965 Maya works at the University of Ghana 1966 Maya Publishes "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" 1972 Maya Writes Screenplay for the play "Georgia, Georgia" 1993 Maya recites the poem "On the Pulse of the Morning" at Bill Clinton's inauguration 2010 Maya received the presidential medal of freedom May 28, 2014 Maya Angelou Death In North Carolina