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She was named Marguerite Annie Johnson. -
Dropped out of school and became San Francisco's first African-American female car conductor
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Recorded "Calypso Lady," her first album
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Moved to Cairo, Egypt
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Moved to Ghana
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Moved back to America to help Malcolm X build his Organization of African American Unity
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"I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" Published
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Became a Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest
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Won a Grammy for “On the Pulse of Morning" for Best Spoken Word Or Non-Musical Album
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Won a Grammy for “Phenomenal Woman” for Best Spoken Word Or Non-Musical Album
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Received Presidential Medal of Arts
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Won a Grammy for “A Song Flung Up To Heaven” for Best Spoken Word Album
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Received Mother Theresa Award
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Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom
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Death