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Maya Angelou (/ ˈ æ n dʒ ə l oʊ / ⓘ AN-jə-loh; [1] [2] born Marguerite Annie Johnson; April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014) was an American memoirist, poet, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning ...
Mom & Me & Mom (2013) is the seventh of Maya Angelou's series of autobiographies.It was completed 11 years after the publication of her previous autobiography, A Song Flung Up to Heaven (2002), [note 1] and more than thirty years after she wrote her first autobiography, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969).
She insists upon calling Maya "Margaret" instead of Marguerite, and then at the suggestion of a white friend "Mary" (she already had a servant called Hallelujah, whom she called Glory). Maya is unable to tolerate this because "whites called black people too many other names", [26] so Maya deliberately tries to get fired. She finally succeeds by ...
Maya Angelou's brilliant writing has touched hearts and impacted readers around the world.. The late writer, activist, and poet had a penchant for capturing the most precious moments of human ...
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is a 1969 autobiography describing the young and early years of American writer and poet Maya Angelou.The first in a seven-volume series, it is a coming-of-age story that illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma.
Maya Angelou speaks during the AARP Magazine's 2011 Inspire Awards. ... She died later that year at 31 years old. Her cells would go on to advance medical research for years to come, as they had ...
I Shall Not Be Moved is Maya Angelou's fifth volume of poetry. She studied and began writing poetry at a young age. [1] After her rape at the age of seven, as recounted in her first autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), she dealt with her trauma by memorizing and reciting great works of literature, including poetry, which helped bring her out of her self-imposed muteness.
Oprah Winfrey has recalled how Maya Angelou’s book helped her cope with the sexual abuse she experienced during her childhood.. The 69-year-old TV host spoke candidly about the late poet’s ...