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Marguerite Johnson Born in Saint Louis, MO
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Becomes the 1st Black Female Cable Car Conductor
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Gives birth to Son Clyde Guy Johnson
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Maya married Tosh Angelos
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1st Marriage ends
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Maya Records 1st Album "Miss Calypso"
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Joins the Harlem Writer's Guild
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MLK requests Angelou to become Coordinator of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
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Moves to Cairo with Vusumzi Make and Son
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Moves to Ghana so Guy could attend College
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Published I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
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Nominated for a Pulitzer Prize
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Published Gather Together in my Name
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Pres. Jimmy Cart Appoints Angelou to The National Commission on the Observance of International Women's Year
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Named Reynolds Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest University
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Recited her poem at Presidential Inauguration
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Received Mother Teresa Award
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Letter to my Daughter is Published
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Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom
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Death