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Maya Angelou was born
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Marguerite Ann Johnson was born in St. Louis Missouri
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Maya Angelou Timeline
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Angelou's parents separated and she and her brother moved to live with their grandmother
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Angelou and her brother moved back to St. Louis to live with their mother
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Angelou was raped by her mother's boyfriend, became mute, and sent to live with her grandmother
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One of Angelou's high school teachers in San Francisco helped her speak again and sparked her interest in literature
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She dropped out of school to work as San Francisco's first African American female cable car conductor
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She returned to school and became pregnant. She gave birth to her son named Guy
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She became a singer a night clubs and took on the name Maya Angelou shortly after her marriage failed
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Moved to New York to develop skills in writing poetry and joined the Harlem Writers Guild
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She became a Civil Rights activist
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She published I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
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Angelou received the Chubb Award from Yale University
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Met Oprah Winfrey and became her friend and mentor
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She received the Hope for Peace and Justice of Peace award
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Angelou passed away