... received the Golden Eagle Award for her documentary, American in the Arts, produced by PBS. She was nominated for an Emmy Award for her acting in Roots and Georgia. President Gerald Ford appointed her to the Bicentennial Commission. Jimmy Carter also appointed her to the National Commission on the Observance of International Women's Year. Currently, Dr. Maya Angelou lectures throughout the United ... ...

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... . She was the northern coordinator for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference at the request of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. She was also appointed to the Bicentennial Commission by President Gerald Ford, the National Commission on the Observance of International Women's Year by Jimmy Carter, and in 1993 she wrote and delivered the presidential inauguration for President Bill Clinton. Maya Angelou is ... ...

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