MAYA ANGELOU STORYLINE

BIRTHDATE: APRIL 4, 1928

HOMETOWN:

• St. Louis, Missouri

Childhood:
Basically, her parents broke up when she was a child, she has a older brother named Bailey, and her childhood was very harsh.

Education:
Her education was great since she won a scholarship to study dancing/acting at the California Labor School

POEMS:

• I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings
• Alone
• Touched by an Angel
• Men
• Still I Rise

AWARDS

• Presidential Medal for Freedom, 2010
• NAACP Image Award 2009, Letter to my Daughter
• NAACP Image Award 2007

Personal Reflection:
Basically, her life reflects her writing since her poems meant about her harsh life. And nearly all of her work means about her childhood like how harsh it was and was so brave to share it.

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