10 memorable quotes from Maya Angelou
The late poet laureate had a sublime gift for communication born of silent suffering. Here are insights that will endure as just a small part of her extraordinary legacy.
“As a child growing up in the Jim Crow South, Maya Angelou was raped by her mother’s boyfriend; as a young woman, she worked briefly as a brothel madam and a prostitute. From those roots in powerlessness and violence, she rose to international recognition as a writer known for her frank chronicles of personal history and a performer instantly identified by her regal presence and rich, honeyed voice.”
Here are 10 quotes from Dr. Angelou, a communicator who leaves a void in American culture, and the world.
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