The Life of Maya Angelou

By dthieme

  • Birth

    Marguerite Annie Johnson is born in St. Louis, Missouri.

  • Raped by her mother's boyfriend, Mr. Freeman

  • Birth of son

    Maya gives birth to son named Clyde "Guy" Johnson in San Francisco.

  • "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" is published

  • Nominated for a Pulitzer Prize

    for "Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie."

  • Appointed to the Bicentennial Commission

    by President Gerald Ford

  • Wins Grammy for Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Album for "On The Pulse Of Morning."

    for "On The Pulse Of Morning."

  • Wins Grammy for Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Album

    for "Phenomenal Woman."

  • Receives National Medal of Arts

  • Awarded Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album

    for "A Song Flung Up To Heaven"

  • Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom

  • Death

    Maya Angelou dies at her home in Winston-Salem, NC.