2. WHO WAS MAYA ANGELOU ?
Maya Angelou is
an American
author, poet,
performer and
professor.
3. EARLY LIFE
Maya Angelou was born on the 4th of April 1928 , in Saint
Louis , Missouri.
She was the second child of Bailey Johnson , worked as a
doorman and a dietitian and Vivian Johnson who was a
nurse and card dealer.
When she was three , she and her brother started to live
with her grandmother in Stamps , Arkansas.
4. LATER LIFE
In 1940, Maya Angelou went to live with her mother
in San Francisco , California . There, she completed
high school and had a son .
She worked at various jobs including a cook and she
was a member of the opera Porgy and Bess.
She was well known for publishing seven
autobiographies , three books of essays and seven
books about poetry.
A well known book of hers is I Know Why the Caged
Bird Sings .
5. HOW DID MAYA ANGELOU HELP BALANCE
RIGHTS ?
In 1960 , she joined the Civil
Rights Movement and then ,in
1960,she went back to the
united States of America .
There , she worked with the
Organisation of African
American Unity which was led
by Malcom X.
6. AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Maya Angelou has won many awards and she has achieved
lots of achievements for example :
Spingarn medal
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Quill Award For Poetry
Many More
7. GLOSSARY
Doorman-porter , doorkeeper ,
gatekeeper.
Dietitian-an expert on diet and
nutrition.
Card dealer- someone appointed at a
gambling table to assist in the
distribution of a bets and try outs.
