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Maya Angelou

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born

April 04, 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri, The United States

website

http://www.mayaangelou.com/

genre

Biographies & Memoirs, Poetry

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Maya Angelou, born Marguerite Ann Johnson April 4, 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri, is an American poet, memoirist, actress and an important figure in the American Civil Rights Movement. In 2001 she was named one of the 30 most powerful women in America by Ladies Home Journal. Maya Angelou is known for her series of six autobiographies, starting with I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, (1969 which was nominated for a National Book Award and called her magnum opus. Her volume of poetry, Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Die (1971) was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize.

"If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't complain."

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