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Birth
Marguerite Annie Johnson ,commonly known by the alias Maya Angelou, was born April 4, 1928 in St. Louis Missouri. -
Parents divorce
Maya's parents separated when Maya was three -
Childhood trauma
Maya was raped at the age of seven by her mother's boyfriend. afterwards she became mute out of guilt for a number of years. -
Desire to help
Maya applied to her first job in the women's army corps but she was denied because of her race. -
Beginning and end of chapters
Maya graduated Mission High school after giving birth to her only child Clyde. -
Married
Married to Tosh Angelos. -
Divorced
Divorced -
Toured Europe
toured Europe for a year with an opera where she practiced many different languages. -
wrote music
recorded her first album "Miss Calypso" -
Started writing
met the novelist John Oliver Killens and moved to new york to write -
inspiration
Maya got to know many black rights activists and traveled through Africa for a number of years -
death
Died on May 28, 2014, at age 86