Maya Angelou
The Voice of Strength and Hope
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61 Moments
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1983
1983
Controversy and Censorship of 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings'
1982
1982
First Reynolds Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest University
1981
1981
Fourth Autobiography 'The Heart of a Woman', And Civil Rights Impact
1978
12-Aug-1978
Publication of "And Still I Rise"
1977
28-Mar-1977
National Commission on the Observance of International Women's Year, 1975
23-Jan-1977
Role In Roots Miniseries And Influence On African American History
1976
1976
Third Autobiography "Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas"
1974
1974
Maya Angelou Second Autobiography 'Gather Together In My Name' And Its Impact
1973
1973
Marriage To Paul Du Feu And Artistic Success
1973
Tony Nomination For 'Look Away' And Theater Legacy
1972
10-Mar-1972
First Black Woman To Write Produced Screenplay 'Georgia, Georgia'
1971
12-Aug-1971
Pulitzer Nominated Poetry Collection Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie
1969
1969
Publication of Autobiography "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
1968
02-Jul-1968
Documentary Series Blacks Blues Black And Its Cultural Impact
04-Apr-1968
Maya Angelou Impacted By Martin Luther King Jr Assassination And Baldwin's Support
1967
1967
Return To New York And Friendships With James Baldwin And Rosa Guy
1965
11-Aug-1965
Witnessed the 1965 Watts Riots
1965
Collaboration With Malcolm X And Return To Writing
1962
1962
Life In Accra And Work At University Of Ghana
1961
1961
Life In Cairo And Role At The Arab Observer
04-May-1961
Performance In Jean Genet's The Blacks
1960
19-Sep-1960
Activism In Pro Castro And Anti Apartheid Movements
1959
1959
Moved to New York City
1957
Apr-1957
Debut Album Miss Calypso And Rise In Calypso Music
1954
1954
Rise As A Performer And Birth Of Her Stage Name
1954
European Tour And Cultural Immersion Through Language
1951
03-Jul-1951
Married Tosh Angelos
1945
08-Sep-1945
Birth of Her Son, Clyde (Guy Johnson)
1943
1943
Become the First Black Female Streetcar Conductor in San Francisco
1942
1942
Moved to Oakland, California
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