Maya Angelou overcame more than her fair share of hardship to become one the most influential and popular authors in American history. This is the tragic - and ultimately triumphant - real-life story of Maya Angelou. Maya Angelou was born Marguerite Annie Johnson in St. Louis, Missouri, on April 4, 1928. For the first years of her life, she was raised in California, but at the … [Read more...]
Maya Angelou – Civil Rights Activist & Author | Mini Bio | BIO
Marguerite Annie Johnson Angelou (April 4, 1928 to May 28, 2014), known as Maya Angelou, was an American author, actress, screenwriter, dancer, poet and civil rights activist best known for her 1969 memoir, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, which made literary history as the first nonfiction best-seller by an African-American woman. Angelou received several honors throughout her … [Read more...]