Born April 4, 1928, Angelou was raised in segregated rural Arkansas, in the U.S. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, and several books of poetry. Angelouwas also a journalist in Egypt and Ghana and active in the civil rights movement in the U.S.
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In May, author, poet, dancer, actress, singer and activist, Maya Angelou died. In addition to her many talents, she was a keen art collector with excellent taste, something that can be seen in the beauty of the pieces up for sale in an auction Sep. 15 at Swann Auction Galleries and via Ebay. Owning a piece of literary history to link you to the author could come as low as US$1,000, according to the estimates.
Born April 4, 1928, Angelou was raised in segregated rural Arkansas, in the U.S. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, and several books of poetry. Angelouwas also a journalist in Egypt and Ghana and active in the civil rights movement in the U.S.
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