... in her brother which led to Mr. Freeman's subsequent daylong incarceration and upon release, murder. Unable to deal with the pain and emotions of these traumatizing experiences, Maya Angelou spent the next five years completely silent, speaking to no one and living with the belief that "my voice killed him; I killed that man, because I told his name. And then I ... her early twenties she met and married her first husband, Enistasious Tosh Angelos. Interracial relationships were frowned upon in the 50's and Angelou's second marriage to Greek electrician and aspiring musician Tosh Angelo...

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... the Caged Bird Sings (1969), which 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, Why Don't You Sing? (1983), Oh Pray My Wings ... (1994 and 1996) for her recordings on the albums On the Pulse of Morning (1993) and Phenomenal Woman (1995). In 1959, at the request of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Maya Angelou became the northern coordinator for the Sout...

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