10 facts about maya angelou

fact 1

she was born on Apirl 4, 1928, in St. Louis , Missouri

fact 2

Maya Angelou is known for her 1969, memoir, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.

fact3

it became the best-seller by an African America woman

fact 4

as an African American, Angelou experiecned firsthand racial prejudics and discrimination in Arkansas.

fact 5

she suffered at the handas of a family associate around the age of 7

fact 6

During World War II, Angelou moved to San Francisci, Califorina , where she won a scholarship to study dance and acting at CAliforina Labor school.

fact 7

a Greek sailor from whom she took her profdessional name - a blend of her childhood nickname, " Maya,

fact 8

In 1944, a 16 year old Angelou gave birth to a son, Guy, Thereafter working a number of jobs to support herself and her child.

fact 9

In mid 1950s, Angelou's career as a performer began to take off.

fact 10

Angelou also held a position at the University of Ghana for a time.

fact 11

After returning to the United States, Angelou was urged by friend and fellow writer james Baldwin to write about her life experience.

fact 12

Since publishing Caged Bird, Angelou has continued to break new ground not just artistically, but educationally and socially.

fact 13

her nickname is Maya

fact 14

her full name is Marguerite Annie Johnson

fact 15

Maya Angelou became the first black female streetcar conductor in San Francisco, Califorina, in the 1940s

Explanation:

01) The name “Maya Angelou” is a combination of her childhood nickname and her first husband’s last name, Angelos.

02) As a young adult, she also became a coordinator for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, a black civil rights organization.

03) Angelou also became an actress, director, and movie producer.

04) She worked with Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X in the Civil Rights Movement.

05) Maya Angelou also served as a cast member of the opera Porgy and Bess, an English-language opera by American composer George Gershwin.

06) Maya Angelou pursued a career in dancing before she became a poet.

07) Maya Angelou wrote about her childhood in "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings."

08)  Angelou got pregnant at 16 years old.

09) Vivian Baxter was crucial in defining Angelou's life.

10) Maya Angelou wrote 167 poems.

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