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Marguerite Annie Johnson born in St. Louis Missouri
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She dropped out of school to become the first African American cable car conductor in San Francisco
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She began her career as a nightclub singer as Maya Angelou
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She recorded her album "Calypso Lady"
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She moved to New York and joined the Harlem Writers Guild
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She became involved in the Civil Rights Movement
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She moved to Africa and worked as an editor
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She moved back to America
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She published her book "I Know Why the Caged Birds Sing"
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She was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for her work "Just Give Me a Cool of Water 'fore I Die"
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She read her poem "On the Pulse of Morning" at the inauguration of Bill Clinton
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She won a Grammy for best spoken word album for "On the Pulse of Morning"
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She received the Mother Teresa Award
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Maya Angelou dies