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Born (Marguerite Annie Johnson)
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Moved to Arkansas
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Period: to
Falls silent due to physical abuse
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Wins Dance and Drama study scholarship
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Gives birth to son (Guy)
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Begins dancing career as Maya Angelou
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Meets Martin Luther King Jr.
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Befriends Malcolm X
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Publishes "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
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Writes the screenplay for "Georgia, Georgia"
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Accepts professorship at Wake Forest Univeristy
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Makes inaugural recitation for President Bill Clinton
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Creates collection of products for Hallmark
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Awarded presidential medal of freedom
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She dies in Winston-Salem