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She was born April 4, 1928, St Louis, MD
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Her parents got a divorce at age three. She was sent to her grandmother to live with her.
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Maya full name was Marguerite Ann Johnson. Her brother Bailey name her Maya Angelou.
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Maya and her brother went back with her mother in 1937. When she was living with her mother she was sexually abused by her mothers boyfriend. This is also inspired Maya to write
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In 1942 Maya went to George Washington High School, she drop out to become San Francisco's first Africa American cade car conductor. When she was there she did dance and drama. Her teacher encouraged her interest in literature
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In 1957 May recorded the album call Calypso Lady
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In 1958 she joined the Harlem Writers Guild to developed her skills in writing poetry
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In 1959 Maya became involved with Civil Rights Activists
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In 1960 Maya moved to South Africa and Cairo
In 1964 Maya moved back to the USA -
In 1973 she married Paul De Feu. In 1951 she married Enistasious Tosh Angelos
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in 1974 she published Gather Together In My Name
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In 1976 Published Merry Like Christmas
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In 1981 published The Hearts Of A Women
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In 1981 she divorced Paul De Feu. In1954 she divorced Enistasious Tosh Angelos
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in 1984 she meets Oprah Winfrey
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In 1993 she reads a poem at Bill Clinton inauguration. Also spook at Barrack Obama.
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In 1993 published Children Need Travling Shoes
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Died: May 28, 2014, Winston Salem, NC
