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Research Paper On Maya Angelou

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Maya Angelou, her real name Marguerite Annie Johnson, is a Black woman living in the united-States in 1957 when the book begins. She lived her childhood in Arkansas, after her parents ended their marriage. Her grandmother raised her and her brother Bailey. After a while, her mother returned to take her and Bailey. She gave birth to her son Guy when she was a teenager and took care of him mostly all by herself. She had many jobs, in singing and dancing. After meeting John Killens, he told her to become a published writer. She joined the Harlem Writers Guild after moving to New-York. She was also the coordinator for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Martin Luther King’s office. Growing up in the south, Maya was really affected by

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