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Maya Angelou was born.
Birth Place: St. Louis, Missouri, USA -
She was raped by her moms boyfriend at the age of 8.
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At the age of 16 she had her son Guy
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In 1954 and 1955, Dr. Angelou toured Europe with a production of the opera Porgy and Bess.
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Dr. Angelou moved to Cairo, Egypt where she served as editor of the English language weekly The Arab Observer.
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in the 1960s, she joined the Harem Writers Guild and became involved in black activism.
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Published I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings in 1970.
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Dr. Angelou wrote the screenplay and composed the score for the 1972 film Georgia
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Was presented The Presidential Medal of Arts in 2000
