Maya Angelou is one of the greatest person to ever live. She is known to be dancer, actress, composer, and Hollywood’s first female black director. She is most famous as a writer, poet, essayist, editor, and playwright. Maya has gone through many things in her lifetime. For example, sexual abuse and her parents divorce.
Maya was born in St. Louis, MO, on April 4, 1928. Her birth name was Marguerite Johnson. Her family is African American. Maya’s dad was a doorman and her mother was a nurse. Marguerite was just little girl when her parents decided to get a divorce. Maya and her brother, Bailey Johnson Jr., to Stamps, Arkansas to live with their grandmother. Her grandmother owned a store and Marguerite would work there. When she and her brother
Maya was born in St. Louis, MO, on April 4, 1928. Her birth name was Marguerite Johnson. Her family is African American. Maya’s dad was a doorman and her mother was a nurse. Marguerite was just little girl when her parents decided to get a divorce. Maya and her brother, Bailey Johnson Jr., to Stamps, Arkansas to live with their grandmother. Her grandmother owned a store and Marguerite would work there. When she and her brother