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1928-2014
One of America's most celebrated authors, Maya Angelou was born April 4, 1928. With works translated into several languages and film adaptations, Ms. Angelou was also known for her activism, philanthropic work, and cameos in film and television.
In the late 1950’s Maya Angelou joined the Harlem Writer’s Guild. With the guidance of her friend, the novelist James Baldwin, she began work on the book that would become I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Published in 1970, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings received international acclaim made the bestseller list. The book was also banned in many schools during that time as Maya Angelou’s honesty about having been sexually abused opened a subject matter that had long been taboo in the culture. Later, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings would become a course adoption at college campuses around the world. With more than 30 bestselling titles, Maya Angelou has written 36 books.

Biography: going home with Maya Angelou. (2021) Mayaangelou.com Retrieved 04012022 https://www.mayaangelou.com/biography/
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings has been translated into 17 languages and has never been out of print.  (Smithsonian Magazine, January 2020)

Ms. Angelou is the first quarter in the American Women Quarters™ Program released in 2022.

Book and Film 

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Autobiography

CATALOG
Mom & Me & Mom
Autobiography
CATALOG
And Still I Rise
Documentary/Kanopy
KANOPY

Madea's Family Reunion
Feature Film

CATALOG

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