Maya Angelou was born April 4, 1928. Her real name is Marguerite
Johnson, but she later changed it to Maya. She was born in St.
Louis, shortly after her birth her family up and move to
Arkansaw. Maya grew up there in the rural parts of Arkansaw, and
later married to a South African Freedom Fighter. She lived in
Cairo with him, there she began her career as editor of the Arab
Observer. At the request of Dr. Martin Lutheran King Jr., she
became the northern coordinator for the Southern Christian
Leadership Conference in 1975. Maya is presently on the board of
American Film Institute, and is one of the few female members of
the board of the Directors Guide. (Source card #5)
Besides being a writer she is also an actress, historian,
and playwright. She speaks French, Spanish, Italian, and West
African Fanti. Maya had a career in drama and dance. She had
ten best-selling books published and was in a number of magazine
articles. Maya was among the first......

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