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What is Maya Angelou's real name?
Marguerite Johnson
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What is "Still I Rise" .
A poem about the history of blacks and rising out of challenges
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What was the name of her first husband?
Tosh Angelos
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Who gave her the name Maya?
Her Brother
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Where was Maya Angelou born?
St. Louis, Missouri
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What does the poem "Alone" talk about.
It is a poem about the necessity of human connections
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What civil rights activist was she close to?
Malcom X
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What Tyler Perry movie did she recite a poem in?
Madea's Family Reunion
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What age did Maya Angelou become pregnant?
16
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How many autobiographical books did she write?
5
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What famous dance company did Maya Angelou dance with?
Alvin Ailey
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What miniseries did she appear in?
Roots
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What happened to Maya Angelou when she was seven and how did this effect her?
Maya Angelou was raped by her mother's boyfriend. This caused her to be mute for 5 years
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What book was she most famous for?
"I Know Why the Cage Bird Sings"
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What group did Maya Angelou write with when she went to New York?
The Harlem Writer's Guild
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Who's radio station did she host a show on?
Oprah Winfrey
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Maya Angelou was the first african American to....
be a cable car conductor in San Fransico
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What was the name of her first album
Calypso Lady
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What is the name of the man she traveled to England and Africa with.
Vusumzi Make
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What is ironic about Maya Angelou's Education?
Despite many honorary degrees and academic engagments she does not have a college education
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