Image Source: Maya Angelou @ Famous Poets and Poems |
Maya Angelou | Born: April 4, 1928 | Died: May 28, 2014 | Briefly American poet, memoirist, actress and an important figure in the American Civil Rights Movement. She was well known for the autobiographical writings "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" (1969) and "All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes" (1986). |