Maya Angelou Timeline

By awilson24

  • Marguerite Johnson Born in St. Louis, Missouri

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    Lived with paternal grandma in Stamps, Arkansas

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    Became mute for 6 years

    After she was raped by her mom's boyfriend, the trauma from feeling confession played a role in his death, she became mute.
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    Attended George Washington High School

  • Had her son, Clyde, at the age of 17. He later changed his name to Guy Johnson.

  • Married a Greek sailor and started her career as a nightclub singer under the name Maya Angelou

    This marriage did not last but the singing career did.

  • Became active in the Civil Rights Movement and served as the northern coordinator of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, a prominent African American advocacy organization.

    Worked with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X.

  • Moved to Cairo Egypt with Vusumzi Make.

    Served as editor of the English language weekly The Arab Observer.

  • Published I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

  • "Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Die"

  • President Gerald Ford to the Bicentennial Commission and by President Jimmy Carter to the National Commission on the Observance of International Women'a year.

  • "The Heart of a Woman"

  • Named the first Reynolds Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest University.

  • Awarded grammy for "Best Spoken Word Album" for her inaugural poem "On the Pulse of Morning."

  • President Obama awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

  • Maya Angelou Died