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   Recounting her early years, Maya Angelou's autobiography series ultimately spanned seven volumes, tracing her life from childhood through her later decades.

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   The first Maya Angelou Biography recognized globally was her recounting of childhood trauma, including years of selective mutism following a violent assault.

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   Born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1928, Maya Angelou lived a remarkably varied life as a dancer, actress, singer, and poet before achieving literary fame.

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   A dedicated civil rights activist, Maya Angelou worked closely with both Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X during the 1960s movement.

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   Maya Angelou's autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, published in 1969, became one of the most celebrated memoirs in American literature.

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