Maya Angelou
April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014
228 works in the book catalog catalog
Biography
Maya Angelou (born Marguerite Annie Johnson) was an American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, and several books of poetry, and was credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50 years. She received dozens of awards and more than 50 honorary degrees.
She became a poet and writer after a series of occupations as a young adult, including fry cook, prostitute, nightclub dancer and performer, cast member of the opera Porgy and Bess, coordinator for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and journalist in Egypt and Ghana during the decolonization of Africa. She was an actor, writer, director, and producer of plays, movies, and public television programs. In 1982, she earned the first lifetime Reynolds Professorship of American Studies at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She was active in the Civil Rights movement, and worked with Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X.
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Also published as: Angelou, Maya, Angelou M Maya Angelou, Marguerite Annie Johnson, Maya Cdrhin 72987 Angelou
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
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The heart of a woman
5 · 1981 · 89 want to read
And Still I Rise
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5 · 1986 · 49 want to read
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All God's children need traveling shoes
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Life Doesn’t Frighten Me
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1991 · 25 want to read
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Maya Angelou
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Even the stars look lonesome
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