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Maya Angelou
| born |
April 04, 1928
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| gender |
female |
| place of birth |
St. Louis, Missouri, The United States |
| website |
http://www.mayaangelou.com/ |
| genre |
Biographies & Memoirs, Poetry
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about this author
Maya Angelou, born Marguerite Ann Johnson April 4, 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri, is an American poet, memoirist, actress and an important figure in the American Civil Rights Movement. In 2001 she was named one of the 30 most powerful women in America by Ladies Home Journal. Maya Angelou is known for her series of six autobiographies, starting with I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, (1969 which was nominated for a National Book Award and called her magnum opus. Her volume of poetry, Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Die (1971) was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize.
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