MAYA ANGELOU

She was born in April 4th 1928 and died March 26 2014

SHE WAS KNOWN FOR BEING SOME OF THE FIRST BLACK AMERICAN POETS

• “Caged Bird” . ... “On the Pulse of Morning... “Still I Rise” ... “Phenomenal Woman” ... “Alone” ... “To a Man” ... “When I Think About Myself” ... “Human Family”

Was an American author, actress, screenwriter, dancer, poet and civil rights activist best known for her 1969 memoirpp

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