Maya Angelou: Poet And Civil Rights Activist

Maya Angelou was born with the name of Marguerite Johnson. Maya Angelou got her name from her brother, Bailey, who called her "Mya sister" and her first husband, Tosh Angelo. She was born on the fourth in April of 1928, in St. Louis, Mo. Maya Angelou is a poet, historian, author, actress, play-write, civil rights activist, a publisher, director, a mother, and a survivor. She is one of the most influential African Americans in American history. When her parents divorced she was sent to Stamps, Arkansas to live with her grandmother, Annie Henderson. Marguerite and Bailey Jr. are raised by their grandmother, who they call Momma. Momma showed Maya's sweet youthful heart a lesson or two about living deferentially and being regarded. She teaches
She has written poems for South African freedom fighters. At age 16, Maya turned into the main black streetcar conductor in San Francisco; in later years, she turned into the primary black lady screenwriter and executive in Hollywood. In the 1960's, she became a friend to both Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X; she served in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference with Dr. King, and worked for years for the civil rights movement. Additionally, she worked and went to Africa, as a correspondent and teacher, and presenting with numerous African freedom developments. In 1970, Angelou printed her initially book, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, with huge acclaim, and was prescribe for the Pulitzer Prize for verse the accompanying year. In 1993, Maya read "On the Pulse of Morning" at President Clinton's inauguration, her poem got her noticed by the public and made her stand out. Angelou went on to write several more outstanding and extraordinaire books, poems, and speeches during her lifetime. Unfortunately, Maya Angelou passed away on the twenty-eighth in May of 2014. She lived a fulfilled life, where she learned and taught many different lessons in her writings and life. Maya Angelou will be forever remembered and love.
In the autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, the main character Marguerite, is influenced by many of characters including Bailey Jr., Momma Henderson, and Mrs. Bertha Flowers. All three of these characters played important parts in the growth of Marguerite through her juvenile years. Bailey Jr. Has the most significate role in Marguerite's young life. Bailey brings light into Maya's life and she feels as she would be lost without him, "but I would be the major loser if Bailey turned up dead. For he was all I claimed, if not all I