... , poet, novelist, producer, professor and civil rights activist. She's especially well known for her string of powerful autobiographies depicting the rich yet tumultuous journey of her life. Some call Maya Angelou a global renaissance woman, and she is certainly one of the most influential women of the 20th century. Maya's father, Bailey Johnson was a navy dietitian and her mother, Vivian Baxter was ... ". During this period, she learnt to speak the local dialect, Fanti. She was also involved in the African American Expatriate community and this is when she became acquainted with Malcolm ...

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... reflect the scope of her life and the magnitude of her achievements. She describes herself as "six foot, big feet, black, and female," Angelou is known more than most, but remains a perfect picture of strength and integrity. More than a survivor, she has defeated the demons of her ... past and her personal insecurities to produce a body of work that is both intensely personal and universal. Maya Angelou, born Marguerite Johnson, is an author, poet, historian, conductor, actor, singer, songwriter, playwright, film director, and civil rights activist. Born in a ... ten best selling books ...

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... was nominated for the National Book Award. In her massive volumes of poetry are A Brave and Startling Truth (1995), The Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelou (1994), Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now (1993), Now Sheba Sings the Song (1987), I Shall Not Be Moved (1990), Shaker, ... Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie (1971), which was nominated for the Pulitzer prize. The first black woman director in Hollywood, Angelou has written, produced, directed, and starred in productions for stage, film, and television. In the 1950s she became a nightclub performer and began ...

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... April 4th 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri. Her birth name is Marguerite Johnson, and it wasn't until her early twenties that she was given the name Maya Angelou. Maya was born to Bailey, a naval dietician, and Vivian Johnson, a nurse. She also had a brother named Bailey, after their father. Maya and Bailey were ... state. " Mrs. Flowers she had the grace of control to appear warm in the coldest of weather she acted just as refined as the white folks," (Angelou, Caged Bird 76-78). Mrs. Flowers introduced the works of Shakespeare, Hawthorne, and other authors to Maya. Mrs. Flowers was able to ...

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... demand their rights from their oppressors. As time passed and Malcolm X gained a name for himself, his speeches would gather huge crowds of people. Famous African American author and poet Maya Angelou recounted one of Malcolm X's speeches saying, "When Malcolm would ascend the little platform he couldn't talk for the first four or five minutes, the people would be making such ... ...

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