Today we celebrate Dr. Maya Angelou, born, Marguerite Johnson a civil rights activist, an author, poet, and historian.
Born:April 4, 1928
Some known facts:
- The first African-American Female cable car conductor
- I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, is the first nonfiction best-seller by an African-American woman
- The first African-American Woman to have a screen play produced, Georgia, Georgia
- Performed in Porgy and Bess, Calypso Heat Wave, and The Blacks
- Books by Dr. Maya Angelou include but not limited too:
- Still I Rise
- I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings
- All God’s Children Need Traveling Shoes
- Letter to My Daughter
- Singin’ and Swingin’ and Gettin’ Merry Like Christmas