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The Birth of Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou was born in Saint Louis, Missouri on April 4th, 1928. Her full birth name was Marguerite Annie Johnson. -
Maya Angelous Births Clyde Johnson
Freshly out California Labor School, Maya Angelou birthed her first son, who she named Clyde Johnson. Later on in life Clyde went buy Guy Johnson instead of Clyde. He followed in his mother's footsteps and became a writer. -
Maya Marries Tosh Angelos
Maya Angelou is married for the first time to Tosh Angelos, who at that time was electrician and musician. In the past he was also a sailor. -
Maya Angelou's First and Only Album
The album, named Miss Calypso, was released in the year 1957. The label was was Scamp Records, and her producer was Walter Kerr. She listed the genre under calypso music. She performed a lot of her calypso songs most commonly in night clubs. -
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
In the 1960's Martin Luther King Jr. asked Maya Angelou to fulfil the spot of Northern Coordinator in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. -
Maya Moves to Egypt
Through the years 161 to 1962, Maya Angelou moved to Egypt and became the associate editor of the Arab Observer. She knew fsix different languages: French, Spanish, Hebrew, Italian, Fanti, and English. -
Maya Angelou Moved to Ghana
In the years 1963 to 1966, Maya Angelou lived in Ghana at the school of Music and Drama as an assistant administrator at the University of Ghana. -
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
In the year 1969, Maya Angelou wrote "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" which is an autobiography that follows through the earlier years of her life. -
Pulitzer Prize
In 1972, Maya Angelou was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for her first book of poetry, Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie. -
Appointed by Jimmy Carter
Maya Angelou was appointed by Jimmy Carter to the National Commission on the Observance of International Women's Year. -
And Still I Rise
"And Still I Rise is a poetry book written by Maya Angelou in 1978 by the publisher Penguin Random House LLC. -
Wake Forest University
In 1982, Maya Angelou was given the role of Reynolds Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest University. -
Grammy Award
Maya Angelou won the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Album for Phenomenal Women. -
Black Cultural Society Award
The Black Cultural Society Award is given by the Elon Academy to Maya Angelou in the year 2012. -
The Death of Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou died on May 28, 2014 in Winston-Salem, NC.
