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Maya angelou life biography
Maya Angelou
American poet, author, and civil rights activist (1928–2014)
"Angelou" redirects here. For the English folk rock band, see Angelou (band). For the crater on Mercury, see Angelou (crater).
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Born | Marguerite Annie Johnson (1928-04-04)April 4, 1928 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
Died | May 28, 2014(2014-05-28) (aged 86) Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S. |
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Period | 1951–2014 |
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Spouses | Tosh Angelos (m. 1951; div. 1954)Paul du Feu (m. 1974; div. 1983) |
Children | 1 |
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Maya Angelou (AN-jə-loh;[1][2] born Marguerite Annie Johnson; April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014) was an American memoirist, poet, and civil rights activist.
She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, se