"One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage we can not practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous or, honest". -Maya Angelou
Marguerite Annie Johnson, better known as Maya Angelou, was born on April 4, 1928 in St.Louis, Missouri. Due to their mother's addiction problem, Maya and her brother Bailey, grew up in Arkansas with their grandmother. Eager to adjust, she learned lot about life from her grandmother, family, friends and personal experiences. At a young age, she fell in love with books, literature and poetry. Maya spent most of her life conveying messages through her words and music. She had a strong belief in the African- American life style.() As an artist she used her words to express her feelings and emotions to her audiences. She was an American poet, memoirist and civil rights activist. In her life, she published many autobiographies and books of poetry, also debuting in any movies and plays and television shows for over 50 years.
At a young age, Maya began to capture the …show more content…
She learned hard lessons at a young age that most kids wouldn’t learn until they got older. She faced situations that kids shouldn’t have to. She lucky grew up around family and friends that loved and cared for her. They taught her the important things and helped her to grow into the young, smart and beautiful girl that she was. She had a child and provided for him the best way she could. She had to go from the bottom and she made it to the top. She faced everything that life throw at her and her faith brought her through. She had a impact on history and she was a civil activist. She worked with Malcolm X and also Martin Luther King. She will never be forgotten and all her great masterpieces will forever be treasured. She is a role model for so many people to overcome so many adversities and still be the Godly person that she
Marguerite Annie Johnson, better known as Maya Angelou, was born on April 4, 1928 in St.Louis, Missouri. Due to their mother's addiction problem, Maya and her brother Bailey, grew up in Arkansas with their grandmother. Eager to adjust, she learned lot about life from her grandmother, family, friends and personal experiences. At a young age, she fell in love with books, literature and poetry. Maya spent most of her life conveying messages through her words and music. She had a strong belief in the African- American life style.() As an artist she used her words to express her feelings and emotions to her audiences. She was an American poet, memoirist and civil rights activist. In her life, she published many autobiographies and books of poetry, also debuting in any movies and plays and television shows for over 50 years.
At a young age, Maya began to capture the …show more content…
She learned hard lessons at a young age that most kids wouldn’t learn until they got older. She faced situations that kids shouldn’t have to. She lucky grew up around family and friends that loved and cared for her. They taught her the important things and helped her to grow into the young, smart and beautiful girl that she was. She had a child and provided for him the best way she could. She had to go from the bottom and she made it to the top. She faced everything that life throw at her and her faith brought her through. She had a impact on history and she was a civil activist. She worked with Malcolm X and also Martin Luther King. She will never be forgotten and all her great masterpieces will forever be treasured. She is a role model for so many people to overcome so many adversities and still be the Godly person that she