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From: Ross Clark <benlizro@ihug.co.nz>
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Subject: Maya Angelou died (28-5-2014)
Date: Wed, 29 May 2024 22:59:23 +1200
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African-American writer and activist.
Born Marguerite Annie Johnson, St.Louis, Missouri, 1928.

For about five years in her childhood, she was mute (did not speak), as 
a reaction to traumatic events. This was an important factor in 
determining the direction of her life.

"Maya": a childhood nickname given by her brother
"Angelou": from Angelos, a Greek man she was married to 1951-54.
She took on the exotic name at a time when she was working as a 
night-club "calypso" dancer.

Her writings are familiar to many school children these days, but have 
been banned in some places.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_Angelou