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She was born in St. Louis Missouri and named Marguerite Annie Johnson.
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Angelou moved to New York City with her husband at the time, Tosh Angelos, and son Guy to study dance. When she returned to California, she performed at African-American fraternal organizations.
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Angelou started her writing career by joining the Harlem's Writing Guild where she began to publish her writings when she moved back to New York City
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Angelou began her involvement in Civil Rights Activism.
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Angelou traveled with a fellow civil rights activity and her son to Cairo, Egypt. While there she worked on her writing and then moved to Ghana.
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The famous novel that shaped her career was published and led to many different opportunities in her life.
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Angelou receives Chubbs Fellowship Award from Yale University and this is one of her first awards.
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Angelou receives her first Pulitzer Prize Nomination for "Just Give Me A Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Die"
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Angelou won the "Woman of the Year in Communication" award which was a Ladie's Home Journal award.
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She receives the Langston Hughes Medal, a huge honor and accomplishment in her life.
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Angelou won the "Best Spoken Word Album" for her album "On the Pulse of Morning".
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Angelou won the Martin Luther King, Jr. Legacy Association National Award which was another huge accomplishment.
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Angelou received the Mother Teresa Award, an amazing moment towards the end of her life.
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Angelou won the Hope of Peace and Justice Voice of Peace Award and was the first recipient.