MAYA ANGELOU

BIRTH OF MAYA ANGELOU

• Maya Angelou was born in St.Louis, Missouri, April 4, 1928

MAYA ANGELOU CHILD HOOD

• Maya's parents split up and ended up living with her mother. She had one brother name Bailey.
• She had trouble in her childhood, she was abuse by her mother's boyfriend.

EDUCATION

• George Washington, High School, California

LITERARY CONTRIBUTIONS

• "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings"
• "Just Give Me A Cool Drink Of Water 'Fore I Die"
• "On The Pulse Of Morning"
• "A Song Flung Up To Heaven"

AWARDS

• Pulitzer Prize (1971)

PERSONAL REFECTION

• Civil rights
• Tough childhood in her life