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Maya Angelou
American memoirist and poet
Maya Angelou was an American memoirist, poet, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50... Wikipedia
Born: April 4, 1928, St. Louis, MO
Died: May 28, 2014 (age 86 years), Winston-Salem, NC
Children: Guy Johnson
Spouse: Paul du Feu (m. 1974–1983) and Enistasious Tosh Angelos (m. 1951–1954)
Parents: Vivian Baxter Johnson and Bailey Johnson
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I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise. I rise. I rise.
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