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The Beginning...
Maya Angelou was born in St. Louis, Missouri -
1931
When maya's parents marriage ended, Maya and her brother were sent to live with her father's mother, Mrs. Annie Henderson, in Stamps, Arkansas -
1942
Angelou dropped out of school to become San Francisco's first African-American female car conductor. -
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1954 through 1955
Angelou toured Europe with a production of the opera "Porgy and Bess." -
1957
Recorded the album called Calypso Lady -
1958
Developed her skills in writing poetry and moved to New York, where she joined the Harlem Writers Guild -
1959
Became involved with Civil Rights Activists and At the request of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Maya Angelou became the northern coordinator for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. -
1968
Malcolm X is assassinated and Maya began working on her Autobiographical book 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings -
1969
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is published -
1973
Maya Angelou married Paul du Feu and moved with him and her son to Sonoma, California. She then worked on her writing and acting -
1974
Published Gather Together in My Name -
1977
Receives the Golden Eagle Award, Afro-American in the Arts -
1981
Published The Heart of a Woman -
1995
Won Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Album for "Phenomenal Woman" -
1996
Directed her first feature film, Down in the Delta -
2000
Awarded the Presidential Medal of arts. -
2002
Won Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album with "A Song Flung Up To Heaven" -
2006
Receives Mother Teresa Award and Maya Angelou became a radio talk show host for the first time hosting a weekly show for XM Satellite Radio's Oprah & Friends channel -
2008
Becomes the first recipient of Hope for Peace and Justice Voice of Peace award -
2011
Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Obama at the White House -
2014
Angelou sent her last tweet "Listen to yourself and in that quietude you might hear the voice of God" -
2014
Maya Angelou passed away in her home in Winston Salem.
