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 Angelou, Maya
Marguerite Johnson. Maya is the nick name from her brother. Angelou is a family name.
| At what college was Maya named Reynolds Professor of American Studies? | Maya Angelou
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Stamps, Arkansas. Maya describes Stamps as a town where, "a light shade had been pulled down between the Black community and all things white".
Marguerite Johnson. Her maiden name was Johnson and Maya was a nickname that originated in her brother calling her 'mya sister'.
Baxter. Grandmother Baxter was an equally formidable woman who was a "precinct captain" and had "the leverage to deal with even the lowest crook without fear".
Lafayette County Training School. Maya attended two schools which were for black students only in the segregation of the 1930s: Lafayette in Stamps and Toussaint L'Ouverture in St.Louis. She returned to Stamps from St.Louis after a year where she completed the first part of her education.
He is found dead.. Freeman was sentenced to 1 year and one day's imprisonment but his lawyer managed to get him released without him serving any of it. Later he was found dead "in the lot behind the slaughterhouse".
"The policeman said, 'Seems like he was dropped there. Some say he was kicked to death.'"
Bailey Snr.. Bailey Snr. was idolised by his children but he was a vain and self-centred man.
she was an educated woman who gave her an interest in literature. Bertha Flowers had a dignity that impressed Maya from an early age and gave her the insight into what could be achieved in life.
San Francisco. Although they lived temporarily with Grandmother Johnson in Los Angeles, they settled down with their mother's family in San Francisco.
| "But I was not born to be a worked out slave" is a refrain in which of Angelou's poems? | Maya Angelou Poems
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One More Round. This is a poem from her collection "And Still I Rise."
| "Just like moons and like suns/ With the certainty of tides/ Just like hopes springing high" is a line from one of Angelou's poems. Which one? | Maya Angelou Poems
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Still I Rise. This poem is from her collection "And Still I Rise."
| What poem does this line come from: "Lying, thinking/ Last night/ How to find my soul a home?" | Maya Angelou Poems
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Alone. This poem is from her collection "Oh Pray My Wings Are Gonna Fit Me Well."
| "Star shine, moon glow/ You're all that I can call my own" is the final line in which poem? | Maya Angelou Poems
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Woman Work. This poem is from her collection "And Still I Rise."
| "His bars of rage/ his wings are clipped and/ his feet are tied/ so he opens his throat to sing" is a line from which poem that was inspired by a poem by Paul Lawrence Dunbar? | Maya Angelou Poems
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Caged Bird. This is a poem from her collection "Shaker, Why Don't You Sing?"
| What poem is this line from: "Even sunlight dares/ and trembles through my bars?" | Maya Angelou Poems
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Prisoner. This is a poem from her collection "Oh Pray My Wings Are Gonna Fit Me Well."
| What poem do these lines come from: "The Rock cries out to us today,/ You may stand upon me,/ But do not hide your face?" | Maya Angelou Poems
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On the Pulse of Morning. This poem is from her collection "On the Pulse of Morning."
Our Grandmothers. The name of the collection that this poem is from is "I Shall Not Be Moved."
| "You declare you see me dimly/ Through a glass that will not shine/ Though I stand before you boldly/ Trim in rank and marking time" is a line from which poem? | Maya Angelou Poems
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Equality. This poem is from her collection "I Shall Not Be Moved."
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