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Biographie de Maya Angelou

Dr Maya Angelou was one of the world's most important writers and activists. Born 4 April 1928, she lived and chronicled an extraordinary life : rising from poverty, violence and racism, she became a renowned author, poet, playwright, civil rights' activist — working with Malcolm X and Martin Luther King — and memoirist. She wrote and performed a poem, "On the Pulse of Morning", for President Clinton on his inauguration ; she was given the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Obama and was honoured by more than seventy universities throughout the world.
She first thrilled the world with I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969). This was followed by six volumes of autobiography, the seventh and final volume, Mom & Me & Mom, published in 2013. She wrote three collections of essays ; many volumes of poetry, including His Day is Done, a tribute to Nelson Mandela ; and two cookbooks. She had a lifetime appointment as Reynolds Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest University of North Carolina.
Dr Angelou died on 28 May 2014.