Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou is an American author who wrote poetry, novels, and produced movies. Throughout the hardships in her life she never gave up and later became famous.
Maya was born April 4th,1928 in St. Louis Missouri. She was originally named Marguertite but went by the name Maya after her brother had nicknamed her my-a-sister. At age three Maya and her brother Baily were sent to live with their grandmother in Arkansas after the divorce of their parents. Due to a visit to their mother at age eight, Maya became a mute for five years after being raped by her mothers boyfriend. After several years of counseling Maya slowly became better, graduated eighth grade and soon after moved back with her mother. While living with her mother she became a street-car conductor and still attended high school attending drama and dance lessons. At the age of sixteen, Maya became pregnant, gave birth to a son, and name him Clyde. Her mother and stepfather offered to him while she worked, but the memo...