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Maya Angelou
maya angelou's was born -
Droping out of school
at age 14 she dropped out of school to become the first afercian american cable car aproator -
Maya Angelou toured Europe
In 1954 and 1955, Dr. Angelou toured Europe with a production of the opera Porgy and Bess. -
toured Europe
toured Europe with a production of the opera Porgy and Bess. -
Maya Angelou recorded her first album
in 1957, recorded her first album, Calypso Lady. -
Maya Angelou moved to New York
In 1958, she moved to New York, where she joined the Harlem Writers Guild, acted in the historic Off-Broadway production of Jean Genet's The Blacks and wrote and performed Cabaret for Freedom. -
moved to knew york
Developed her skills in writing poetry and moved to New York, where she joined the Harlem Writers Guild -
Became involved with Civil Rights Activists
Became involved with Civil Rights Activists -
Angelou moved to Cairo
In 1960, Dr. Angelou moved to Cairo, Egypt where she served as editor of the English language weekly The Arab Observer. -
Maya moved to Ghana
she moved to Ghana where she taught at the University of Ghana's School of Music and Drama, worked as feature editor for The African Review and wrote for The Ghanaian Times. -
returned to America to help malcom X
in 1964, returned to America to help malcom X build his new Organization of African American Unity. -
Malcom X was Assassinated
Shortly after her arrival in the United States, Malcolm X was assassinated, and the organization dissolved -
Maya Angelous sad birthday presant
MLK Jr was assassinate on Maya Angelous birthday -
Maya write her first best selling book
in 1970, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings was published to international acclaim and enormous popular success. -
Angelou wrote the screenplay
Dr. Angelou wrote the screenplay and composed the score for the 1972 film Georgia, Georgia. Her script, the first by an African American woman ever to be filmed, was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. -
wrote a poem for president clinton
President Clinton requested that she compose a poem to read at his inauguration in 1993. -
she directed her first feature film
In 1996, she directed her first feature film, Down in the Delta -
was awarded the Presidential Medal of Arts
was awarded the Presidential Medal of Arts in 2000 -
she composed poetry for and narrated the award-winning documentary The Black Candle,
In 2008, she composed poetry for and narrated the award-winning documentary The Black Candle, directed by M.K. Asante. -
was awarded the Lincoln Medal
was awarded the Presidential Medal of Arts in 2000, the Lincoln Medal in 2008, and has received 3 Grammy Awards.