Maya Angelou, born Marguerite Annie Johnson, was a Pulitzer Prize-winning African American poet. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on April 8 1928 and died in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on May 28, 2014. Angelou was also a dancer, an actress and a singer.
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We really are 15 countries, and it's really remarkable that each of us thinks we represent the real America. The Midwesterner in Kansas, the black American in Durham -- both are certain they are the real American. Go to Quote / Comment
I know why the caged bird sings. Go to Quote / Comment
The need for change bulldozed road down the center of my mind. Go to Quote / Comment
There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you. Go to Quote / Comment
In all the world, there is no heart for me like yours. In all the world, there is no love for you like mine. Go to Quote / Comment