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"A Peace Warrior": Poet, Civil Rights Activist Maya Angelou Remembered by Sonia Sanchez
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5:47Now PlayingThe legendary poet, playwright and civil rights activist Maya Angelou has died at the age of 86. Born in the Jim Crow South, Angelou rose to become one of the world's most celebrated writers. After becoming an accomplished singer and actress, Angelou was deeply involved in the 1960s civil rights struggle, working with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X. Encouraged by the author James Baldwin, among others, to focus on her writing, Angelou penned "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," her first of seven autobiographies. The book launched the phenomenal career for which she is known around the world as an awardwinning author and people's poet. We look back at some of Angelou's most celebrated poems and speeches, and speak to her close friend Sonia Sanchez, the renowned writer, activist and a leader in the black arts movement.
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