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| Name: |
Maya Angelou | | Variant Name: |
Marguerite Johnson | | Birth Date: |
April 4, 1928 | | Place of Birth: |
St. Louis, Missouri, United States | | Nationality: |
American | | Ethnicity: |
African American | | Gender: |
Female | | Occupations: |
author, poet, playwright, actress |
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 Biography of Maya Angelou
1,263 words, approx. 4 pages
 Maya Angelou (born 1928)--author, poet, playwright, stage and screen performer, and director--is best known for her autobiography, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1970), which recalls a young African American woman's discovery of her self-confidence.... summary from source:
Biography of Maya Angelou
6,562 words, approx. 22 pages
 Maya Angelou's literary significance rests primarily upon her exceptional ability to tell her life story as both a human being and a black American woman in the twentieth century. Five serial autobiographical volumes have been published to date (in... summary from source:
 Biography of Maya Angelou
4,735 words, approx. 16 pages
Maya Angelou's literary significance rests upon her exceptional ability to tell her life story as both a human being and a black American woman in the twentieth century. Four serial autobiographical volumes have been published to date (in 1970, 1974,...
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 Maya Angelou Quotes
2,471 words, approx. 8 pages
Maya Angelou , born Marguerite Ann Johnson (born 4 April 1928 ), is an African-American poet, memoirist, actress, director, and civil rights activist. Contents 1 Sourced 1.1 A Brave and Startling Truth 2 Unsourced 3 External links // Sourced Without...
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 Angelou, Maya
569 words, approx. 2 pages(born April 4, 1928, St. Louis, Mo., U.S.) American poet whose several volumes of autobiography explore the themes of economic, racial, and sexual oppression. Although born in St. Louis, Angelou spent much of her childhood in the care of her paternal... summary from source:
 Angelou, Maya (1928—) Summary
171 words, approx. 1 pagesAmerican author Maya Angelou is known for her poetry, autobiography, and novels that lyrically articulate the experience of Africans Americans and give a voice to black pride and heritage. Angelou's works, however, have appealed to all races... summary from source:
Angelou, Maya
118 words, approx. 1 pages(born April 4, 1928, St. Louis, Mo., U.S.) U.S. poet. She was raped at age eight and went through a period of muteness. Her autobiographical works, which explore themes of economic, racial, and sexual oppression, include I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings... summary from source:
 Maya Angelou Information
2,788 words, approx. 9 pages
Maya Angelou (IPA: /ˈmaɪə ˈændʒəloʊ/[1]), born Marguerite Ann Johnson, April 4, 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri,[2] is an American poet, memoirist, actress and an important figure in the American Civil Rights Movement. In 2001 she was named one of...
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 Ebony Maya Angelou: prime-time poet.
04/01/1993: 1,515 words, approx. 5 pages SHE gingerly walks into the room on legs stiff with arthritis, a condition made worse by the chilly dampness of this rainy North Carolina winter morning. Wincing from the pain, yet refusing to acknowledge it, she eases her six-foot frame onto a pastel... summary from source:
The Boston Globe Maya Angelou: A definition of power
01/21/1993: 729 words, approx. 2 pages WASHINGTON -- Until yesterday millions of people, probably tens of millions, were unaware of Maya Angelou's compelling poetic power. But, through the years, millions of others have felt their lives enriched and altered by the melody, the sweep and the unforgiving truth of... summary from source:
 AP News Mass. peace center up for sale
3/5/2007: 295 words, approx. 1 pagesDonations to a multifaith retreat center have fallen off since it sheltered a National Guard deserter, and the facility is up for sale, the founder said.Annual contributions to the Peace Abbey dropped from $80,000 to less than $30,000 since 2004, when Staff Sgt. Camilo Mejia... summary from source:
AP News Today in history - April 4
4/4/2007: 620 words, approx. 2 pagesToday is Wednesday, April 4, the 94th day of 2007. There are 271 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On April 4, 1968, civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., 39, was assassinated in Memphis, Tenn.On this date:In 1818, Congress decided the...
Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by Priscilla R. Ramsey
5,067 words, approx. 17 pages
In the following essay, Ramsey argues that Angelou creates transcendent meaning from oppressive experience in her poetry.
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Critical Essay by Peter Erickson
4,443 words, approx. 15 pages
In the following excerpt, Erikson explores Angelou's remarks on Shakespeare, and their implications, challenging how they were employed by Lynne Cheney, Ronald Reagan's director of the National Endowment for the Humanities, in a report about the conflict in academia over determining the scope, nature, and value of the Western Literary Canon.
Featured Essays
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 Essay Grade: 88%Graduation Mary Angelou
1,688 words, approx. 6 pages
Maya Angelou's autobiographical essay "Graduation", was about more than just moving on to another grade. Upon reading the story there is an initial feeling of excitement and hope which was quickly tarnished with the abrupt awareness of human prejudices. The author vividly illustrates a rainbow of significant mood changes she undergoes throughout the story.
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Essay Grade: 86%Maya Angelou
680 words, approx. 2 pages
Provides biographical detail on the life and career of author Maya Angelou. Explores her invovlment in human rights activism. Details her many professional and personal achievements.
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