Maya Angelou Reflection Questions

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Where was Maya Angelou born?

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St. Louis, Missouri

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What was Maya Angelou's real name?

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Marguerite Ann Johnson

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What job did Maya Angelou become the first Black female in?

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Cable Car Conductor

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What was the name of the organization Maya Angelou helped organize in collaboration with Malcom X?

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Organization of Afro-American Unity

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What was the name of Maya Angelou's friend who encouraged her to write a memoir about her childhood and adult years?

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James Baldwin

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What was the name of the 1971 collection of poems that Maya Angelou earned a Pulitzer Prize nomination?

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Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'fore I Diiie

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How long did Maya Angelou's memoir I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings remain on The New York Times' paperback nonfiction bestseller list for?

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2 years

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What was the name of Maya Angelou's 1969 memoir?

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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

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What was the name of her first album?

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Miss Calypso

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What television miniseries earned her an Emmy nomination?

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Roots