(‘age 64’)
(presidential inauguration of ‘bill clinton’)
(his first term)
(reciting her poem ‘on the pulse of morning’)
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*I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS*
(1969)
(why?)
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/ˈmaɪ.ə ˈændʒəloʊ/
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*born ‘marguerite annie johnson’*
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(american author + poet)
(‘4 april 1928′ – ’28 may 2014’)
(died at age 86 of natural causes)
(“maya angelou” was an american ‘poet’ / ‘memoirist’ / ‘civil rights activist’)
(she published 7 autobiographies (?!), 3 books of essays, several books of poetry, and was credited with a list of ‘plays’ / ‘movies’ / ‘television shows’ spanning over 50 years.
(she received dozens of awards and more than 50 honorary degrees)
(‘angelou’ is best known for her series of 7 autobiographies, which focus on her ‘childhood’ + ‘early adult experiences’)
(the first, i know why the caged bird sings (1969), tells of her life up to the age of 17 and brought her international ‘recognition’ + ‘acclaim’)
(she became a poet and writer after a series of occupations as a young adult, including fry cook, sex worker, nightclub dancer and performer, cast member of the opera Porgy and Bess, coordinator for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and journalist in Egypt and Ghana during the decolonization of ‘africa’)
(she was an actor, writer, director, and producer of plays, movies, and public television programs)
(in 1982, she earned the first lifetime Reynolds Professorship of American Studies at Wake Forest University in ‘winston-salem’ (/ ‘north carolina’))
(she was active in the Civil Rights Movement and worked with Martin Luther King Jr. and ‘malcolm X’)
(beginning in the 1990s, she made around 80 appearances a year on the lecture circuit, something she continued into her 80s)
(in 1993, Angelou recited her poem “On the Pulse of Morning” (1993) at President Bill Clinton’s inauguration, making her the first poet to make an inaugural recitation since Robert Frost at President John F. Kennedy’s inauguration in ‘1961’)
(with the publication of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Angelou publicly discussed aspects of her personal life)
(she was respected as a spokesperson for black people and women, and her works have been considered a defense of ‘black culture’)
(attempts have been made to ban her books from some U.S. libraries, but her works are widely used in schools and universities worldwide)
(angelou’s most celebrated works have been labeled as ‘autobiographical fiction’, but many critics consider them to be ‘autobiographies’)
(she made a deliberate attempt to challenge the common structure of the autobiography by critiquing, changing, and expanding the genre)
(her books center on themes such as ‘racism’ / ‘identity’ / ‘family’ / ‘travel’)
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👈👈👈☜*“DEAD FEMALE AMERICAN WRITERS”* ☞ 👉👉👉
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*🌈✨ *TABLE OF CONTENTS* ✨🌷*
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🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥*we won the war* 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥