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Birth
Marguerite Johnson was born in St Louis, Missouri -
Sent to live with her grandmother
After her parents marriage ended, she and her brother were sent to Stamps, Arkansas -
Gave birth to son
Guy Johnson was born in San Francisco -
Joined Civil Rights Movement
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr encouraged her to become the northern coordinator for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference -
Moved to Egypt
Met civil rights activist Vusumzi Make and moved with him and her son to Cairo and later Ghana. -
Returned to America
Sought to help Malcom X build his new Organization of African American Unity -
Published "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
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Received Pulitzer Prize Nomination
"Just Give Me A Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Die" -
Received Langston Hughes Medal
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Won a Grammy for "Best Spoken Album"
"On The Pulse of Morning," -
Read poem at Clinton's inauguration
"On the Pulse of Morning -
Received Hope for Peace and Justice Voice of Peace award
First recipient -
Death