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Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou

AUTHOR, POET, CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST Apr 4, 1928 - May 28, 2014

KNOWN FOR

Pulitzer Prize nominee who wrote "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"

AMERICAN MASTERS FILM

Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise (Feb 2017)Directed by Bob Hercules & Rita Coburn Whack

Written Features

Explore Dr. Maya Angelou’s Life through her books
Maya Angelou: “Still I Rise”
Maya Angelou
In Memoriam: Maya Angelou

Video Features

Louis Gossett, Jr. honors Maya Angelou's storytelling impact
John Singleton on having Maya Angelou as a mentor
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise -- Listen to Dr. Maya Angelou's take on creative writing
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Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Clip | Listen to Dr. Maya Angelou's take on creative writing
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise -- Louis Gossett Jr. shares a story about his great-grandmother
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Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Clip | Louis Gossett Jr. shares a story about his great-grandmother
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise -- See Behind the Scenes of Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
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Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Clip | See Behind the Scenes of Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise -- Dr. Angelou's inauguration poem for President Bill Clinton
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Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Clip | Dr. Angelou's inauguration poem for President Bill Clinton
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise -- Explore the friendship between Maya Angelou and Malcolm X
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Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Clip | Explore the friendship between Maya Angelou and Malcolm X
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise -- Maya Angelou's missed opportunity to work with Pearl Bailey
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Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Clip | Maya Angelou's missed opportunity to work with Pearl Bailey
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise -- Hear how Maya Angelou met Tupac Shakur for the first time
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Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Clip | Hear how Maya Angelou met Tupac Shakur for the first time
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise -- Go behind the scenes with John Singleton
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Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Clip | Go behind the scenes with John Singleton
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise -- Learn why Maya Angelou signed with Porgy and Bess
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Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Clip | Learn why Maya Angelou signed with Porgy and Bess
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise -- See Maya Angelou's early performances in the Bay Area
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Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Clip | See Maya Angelou's early performances in the Bay Area
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise -- Behind the Scenes: Common, Rita Coburn-Whack & Maya Angelou
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Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Clip | Behind the Scenes: Common, Rita Coburn-Whack & Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise -- Maya Angelou On Teaching
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Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Clip | Maya Angelou On Teaching
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise -- Maya Angelou & James Baldwin
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Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Clip | Maya Angelou & James Baldwin
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise -- Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise - Trailer
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Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise - Trailer

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