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On April 4th, 1928, Maya Angelou (born as Marguerite) was born in St. Louis Missouri to Vivian and Bailey Johnson.
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Maya Angelou and her brother, Bailey Jr., are sent to live with their grandmother in Stamps, Arkansas, after the divorce of their parents.
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Maya's father visits her in Stamps for the first time in her life, eventually taking the two children back to St. Louis
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While living with her mother, Maya Angelou was sexually abused and raped on multiple occasions
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After going back to Stamps in the wake of the sexual abuse scandal in St. Louis, Maya Angelou moves back to her mother in Oakland, California.
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Maya Angelou gives birth to her first son, Clyde (later Guy Johnson)
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Maya Angelou develops her craft as a dancer and performer. Additionally, this time period spans the time of her marriage with Tosh Angelos
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Maya went on tour throughout Europe with an opera production. During this time, she learns of the different languages of the regions she visited
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Maya Angelou releases her first album, Miss Calypso
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Maya Angelou becomes the coordinator of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference under the discretion of MLK jr.
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Maya Angelou's "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" is published
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In 1972, Maya Angelou released the movie "Georgia, Georgia" the first screen-play created by a female African-American
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Maya Angelou receives a Tony for her performance in "Look Away"
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Maya was appointed by president Jimmy Carter to head the National Commission on the Observance of International Woman's Year
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Maya Angelou accepts the offer to become the Reynolds Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest University in North Carolina
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Maya Angelou receives the inaugural poet award for reading one of her poems at the inauguration of president Bill Clinton
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Maya Angelou receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest award a civilian is eligible for, from president Barack Obama
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