American poet, author, and civil rights activist (1928–2014)
| Description | American poet, author, and civil rights activist (1928–2014) Source: Wikidata |
|---|---|
| Born | 1928-04-04 Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Birthplace | St. Louis St. Louis Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Died | 2014-05-28 Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Place of death | Winston-Salem Winston-Salem Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Area | United States Source: MusicBrainz |
| Country | US Source: MusicBrainz |
| Citizenship | United States Source: Wikidata |
| Occupation | autobiographer writer stage actor film director screenwriter novelist dancer professor television actor journalist television producer playwright film producer songwriter politician singer essayist human rights defender poet Source: Wikidata |
| Instruments | voice Source: Wikidata |
| Member of | The Herbie Mann Afro-Jazz Sextet + Four Trumpets Alpha Kappa Alpha Harlem Writers Guild Southern Christian Leadership Conference Source: Discogs, Wikidata |
| Awards | Marian Anderson Award Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording National Women's Hall of Fame honorary degree from Spelman College Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Nonfiction Arkansas Black Hall of Fame Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame Spingarn Medal Langston Hughes Medal Presidential Medal of Freedom Paul Robeson Award North Carolina Award for Literature National Medal of Arts Crystal Award Horatio Alger Award honorary doctorate of the University of South Carolina honorary citizen of Baltimore Candace Award Source: Wikidata |
Angelou Dr. Maya Angelou M. Angelou Marguerite Ann Johnson Maya Maya Angellou Maya Angelo
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