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Maya Angelou Article By Kate Skylar Mitchell Edited By Janene Simone Dhalai

Maya Angelou whose real name was Marguerite Annie Johnson was born on April 4, 1928, St Louis, MO and died on May 28, 2014, Winston-Salem, NC. Angelou was known for writing her seven books about her and her life. One autobiography she wrote was, I Know Why The Caged Birds Sing. (1960)           Maya grew up with her grandma in Stamps, Arkansas. The town that Maya Angelou was raised in was also Southern. Maya Angelou loved African Culture. At the time she also liked Shakesphere. When Maya Angelour was a kid, she thought a well known writer was colored because his speech was, Rich and Strong. Her book, I Know Why the Caged Birds Sing, was chosen for a national Book Award in the year 1970. Her other books she wrote in her autobiography collection were Gather Together in My Name (1974), The Heart of a Women (1981), and All The Gods Children Need Travelling Shoes (1986). ''Angelou became the first black attendant on the San Francisco streetcars.'' During the year 1972 Maya got a Pulitzer Prize Nomination award. It was because of            her books of poetry, Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie. Angelou got a Tony Award nomination in 1973 for her labor in a play called Look Away. Maya was the first women in 1993 to read one of her works at a presidential inauguration. Angelou read for the president named Bill Clinton. Maya continued to abide to writing, directing, teaching, and performing before her 80s. During the year 1988, Maya was directing her first film Down in the Delta. Year 2011, President Barack Obama awarded Maya Angelou the Presidential Medal Of Freedom.

CITING INFORMATION Citation: “Maya Angelou.” The World Almanac for Kids Elementary, Infobase Learning, wake.infobase.com/recordurl.aspx?wid=107865&nid=52680.