Hailed as one of the great voices of contemporary African American literature, Angelou is best known for I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1970), the first of several autobiographical books. Angelou's literary works have generated critical and...

Born April 4, 1928 St. Louis, Missouri Poet, author, actress,...

(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...

American 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...

(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...

Maya Angelou (IPA: /ËmaÉªÉ ËændÊ'ÉloÊ/[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...