Maya Angelou Timeline By keelsten Apr 4, 1928 Birthdate She was named Marguerite Annie Johnson. 1942 Dropped out of school and became San Francisco's first African-American female car conductor 1957 Recorded "Calypso Lady," her first album 1960 Moved to Cairo, Egypt 1961 Moved to Ghana 1964 Moved back to America to help Malcolm X build his Organization of African American Unity 1969 "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" Published 1982 Became a Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest 1993 Won a Grammy for “On the Pulse of Morning" for Best Spoken Word Or Non-Musical Album 1995 Won a Grammy for “Phenomenal Woman” for Best Spoken Word Or Non-Musical Album 2000 Received Presidential Medal of Arts 2002 Won a Grammy for “A Song Flung Up To Heaven” for Best Spoken Word Album 2006 Received Mother Theresa Award 2011 Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom May 28, 2014 Death
