Maya+Angelou+by+Anna

__             Maya Angelou was born to Bailey and Vivian Johnson on April Fourth, 1928 in St. Louis,Missori. In her young life she was bounced form her mothers to grandmothers homes. At age 8 she was raped by her mothers boyfriend, who after that was killed by her uncles. This made the young girl go mute for nearly six whole years. After this event Maya and her little brother went to go live with her grandma.Bertha Flowers is a person who Maya remembers she was a teacher and a good friend. Bertha first introduced Maya to classical literature. Such as Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe, or Charles Dickens. Maya loved to read books from these authors. She also liked the works of african american artists Anne Spencer or Frances Harper. Bertha also helped Maya to speak again. When Maya was Thirteen her and her brother returned to live with thier mother in San Francisco, California during world war two. She attended George Washington High School adn studied dance and drama on a scholership at the California Labor School. Even before graduating ahe worked as the first female african american street car instructor. Three weeks after Maya completed school she had her son Clyde, who after Maya's autobiography Singin And Swingin anounced that he would be called ' Guy Jhonson ' from now on. Guy like his mother eventually became a poet. Maya was and is a great influence on the rights of african americans and womans rights. She has been honered to speak at alot of influentional conventions and was even on the news in January 2009. Maya also spoke at the presidentional inaguration for Bill Clinton in 1993. Maya has made a great improvement upon America, even upon this world.Maya is now a sucsessful writer, actress,activist, director, and even a teacher.

Sites where i got my Information: Wikipedia.com mayaangelou.com poets.org



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