Early Life
Where was Maya Angelou born?
St. Louis
What was Maya Angelou's first book?
I Kow Why the Caged Bird Sings, an autobiography
Who inspired Angelou to join the Civil Rights Movement?
Dr. Martin Luther King
What was Angelou invited to do by President Bill Clinton?
Read the poem “On the Pulse of Morning" for the 1993 inauguration
What happened to Angelou when she was young?
She was raped by her mom's boyfriend.
Angelou was the first Black woman to do what?
Write a screenplay (Georgia, Georgia in 1972)
What did Angelou assist Malcolm X in doing?
Forming the Afro-American Unity
Who gave Angelou the Presidential Medal of Freedom?
President Barack Obama
What did the trauma in Angelou's early life cause?
Mutism
Name one of Angelou's autobiographies
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Gather Together in My Name, Singin’ and Swingin’ and Gettin’ Merry like Christmas, The Heart of a Woman, All God’s Children Need Traveling Shoes, A Song Flung up to Heaven
What other Black writer did Angelou have a strong relationship with?
James Baldwin
Who gave Angelou the National Medal of Arts?
President Bill Clinton