Annie Johnson April 4,1928, and she was born in St. Louis, Missouri. Maya was called Rita in public, she was given the nickname Maya by her older brother who was calling her “my” or “mine”. Her father Bailey Johnson was a doorman and naval dietician, and her mother Vivian Baxter Johnson worked variously worked as a card dealer and nurse. Shortly after their daughter’s birth they had moved their 2 children to Long Beach, California. Three years later they had been divorced and the 2 children had moved to Stamps, Arkansas with their grandmother. Maya had died on May 28, 2014.
Maya Angelou is a poet and memoirist she is considered one of the most important voices in contemporary African-American literature. Maya Angelou was known for the 6 volumes
Maya Angelou is a poet and memoirist she is considered one of the most important voices in contemporary African-American literature. Maya Angelou was known for the 6 volumes