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Maya Angelou

American poet, author, and civil rights activist (1928–2014)

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Maya Angelou

Angelou in 1993

BornMarguerite Annie Johnson
(1928-04-04)April 4, 1928
St.

Louis, Missouri, U.S.

DiedMay 28, 2014(2014-05-28) (aged 86)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.
Occupation
  • Writer
  • poet
  • civil rights activist
Period1951–2014
Subject
Spouses

Tosh Angelos

(m. 1951; div. 1954)​

Paul du Feu

(m. 1974; div. 1983)​
Children1
www.mayaangelou.com

Maya Angelou (AN-jÉ™-loh;[1][2] born Marguerite Annie Johnson; April 4, 1928 â€“ May 28, 2014) was an American memoirist, poet, and civil rights activist.

She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, se