Marguerite Annie Johnson

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Marguerite Annie Johnson is the birth name of Maya Angelou, the renowned American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist.

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Marguerite Annie Johnson canonical 2

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instanceOf Maya Angelou
autobiographer
civil rights activist
dancer
film director
human
memoirist
poet
professor
screenwriter
singer
stage actor
alsoKnownAs Maya Angelou
awardReceived National Medal of Arts
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Spingarn Medal
birthDate 1928-04-04
birthPlace St. Louis, Missouri, United States
causeOfDeath natural causes
child Guy Johnson
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 2014-05-28
educatedAt California Labor School
employer Wake Forest University
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
familyName Johnson
gender female
givenName Marguerite
hasBirthName Marguerite Annie Johnson self-link
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement American civil rights movement
surface form: American Civil Rights Movement
notableWork A Song Flung Up to Heaven
All God’s Children Need Traveling Shoes
Gather Together in My Name
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water ’Fore I Diiie
Mom & Me & Mom
Singin’ and Swingin’ and Gettin’ Merry Like Christmas
The Heart of a Woman
occupation civil rights activist
dancer
film director
memoirist
poet
professor
screenwriter
singer
stage actor
writer
positionHeld Reynolds Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest University
religion Christianity
residence Winston-Salem, North Carolina
surface form: Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
spouse Tosh Angelos
Vusumzi Make

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Maya Angelou birthName Marguerite Annie Johnson
Marguerite Annie Johnson hasBirthName Marguerite Annie Johnson self-link