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Maya Angelou Born St. Louis MO, Born: Marguerite Annie Johnson
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Her parents divorce and she and her sibling relocate to Stamps, Arkansas to live with their grandma.
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Had her first son Clyde, "Guy Johnson" at age 17
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Marriage to Enistasious Tosh Angelos
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She sings Opera in Europe
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Maya Angelou moves to New York and joins the Harlem Writer's Guild
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Moves to Cario, Egypt
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Moves to Accra, Ghana and meets Malcolm X
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Publishes "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
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Marriage to Paul de Feu
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Appointed to the presidential commission for International Women’s Year.
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Publishes "And I Still Rise"
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Maya Angelou inducted into the Women's Hall of Fame
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Awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Bill Clinton.
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Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama.
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Maya Angelou passes away. Age: 86
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She became the first black woman on a quarter