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Grammy
She has recvied 2 Grammy Awards -
Birth
Maya Angelou was born on this day in St. Louis, Missouri -
There Are No Children Here
She played the wrole as Anne in the show There Are No Children Here -
Sexual Abuse
At age 7 Maya Angelou was sexual absued by her mother boyfriend and did not speak for 5 years after finding out that the next day the attacker was killed. -
Cable Car Conductor
At age 14 she dropped out of school and became the first African-American in San Francisco’s to be the cable car conductor -
Guy was born
Her son, Guy was born and she was at the age of 17 -
Toured Europe
In 1954 and 1955, Dr. Angelou toured Europe with a production of the opera Porgy and Bess -
New York
She moved to New York were she joined the Hareln Writers Club -
Moved to Eygypt
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings was published in this year -
Georgia Georgia
SHe wrote a screen play called Georgia Georgia -
Gather Together in My Name
This book was published -
Roots
She was an Emmy for her wrole in Roots between the years 1977-1979 -
The Heart of a Woman
This book was published -
All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes
This book was published -
On the Pulse of Morning
She read On the Pulse of Morning in Bill Clcintons Inoguration -
National Medal of Arts
National Medal of Arts she was awarded this by President Clinton -
A Song Flung up to Heaven
This was her final biography -
Lincoln Medal
She recieved the Lincoln Medal -
Presidential Medal of Freedom
SHe was awarded the Presidential Meadal of Freedom
