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Este mapa conceptual tiene información relacionada a: MAYA ANGELOU - ALCIRA, Family ???? - Daughter of Bailey and Vivian Baxter Johnson - She was born Marguerite Johnson; she assumed her professional name while dancing - Married twice: Tosh Angelos (1949-1952) and Paul Du Feu (1973-1980) -One child: Clyde (Guy), born in 1944, Maya Angelou 1928 - Life Family, Maya Angelou 1928 - Works Autobiografies, Poetry ???? - Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Diiie, 1971. - Oh Pray My Wings are Gonna Fit Me Well, 1975. - Still I Rise, 1978. - Shaker, Why Don't You Sing, 1983. - Now Sheba Sings the Song, 1987. - I Shall Not Be Moved, 1990. - "Life doesn't frighten me", 1991 - "On the Pulse of Morning", 1993. - The Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelou, 1994. - Phenomenal Woman: Four Poems for Women, 1995. - "A Brave and Startling Truth", 1995. - "From a Black Woman to a Black Man", 1995. - "Amazing Peace", 2005. - "Mother, a Cradle to Hold Me", 2006. - "Celebrations, Rituals of Peace and Prayer", 2006 - Poetry for Young People, 2007. - "We Had Him", 2009., Autobiografies ???? - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, 1969. - Gather Together in My Name, 1974. - Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas, 1976. - The Heart of a Woman, 1981. - All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes, 1986. - A Song Flung Up To Heaven, 2002. - The Collected Autobiographies of Maya Angelou, 2004., Maya Angelou 1928 - Works Poetry, Maya Angelou 1928 - Life Chronology, Maya Angelou 1928 - Life Homes, Chronology ???? 1928: born on April 4,1928, in St.Louis, Missouri 1931: Maya and her brother, Bailey Jr., are sent to live with their grandmother, Annie ("Momma") Johnson Henderson in Stamps, Arkansas 1935: Maya and her brother go to live with their mother in St. Louis 1936: Maya is raped by her mother's paramour, Mr. Freeman 1937: Maya and Bailey go back to Stamps, Arkansas 1940: Graduates with honors from Lafayette Country Training School in Stamps 1941: Moves to San Francisco to live with her mother and Daddy Clidell 1942: Attends the California Labor School as a night student 1944: First black female trolley car conductor in San Francisco; graduates from Mission High School; gives birth to her son, Clyde (Guy) 1949: Marries Tosh Angelos 1952: Marriage to Angelos dissolved 1952: Wins scholarship to study dance with Pearl Primus 1954: First professional performance at the Purple Onion 1954-1955: Tours with U.S. State Department sponsored company of Gershwin's Porgy and Bess 1957: Appears in off-Broadway play, Calypso Heat Wave 1959-1960: Serves as Northern Coordinator, Southern Christian Leadership Conference 1960: Writes, produces, and performs, in collaboration with Godfrey Cambridge, "Cabaret for Freedom," a musical revue; stars in Genet's The Blacks 1961: Travels to London and Africa with Vusumzi Make 1961-1962: Associate editor, Arab Observer (English language newsweekly), in Cairo, Egypt; dissolves relationship with Make 1963-1966: Assistant administrator of School of Music and Drama, University of Ghana; employed by Ghanian Broadcast Corp. and Ghanian Times newspaper, Accra,Ghana; appears in "Mother Courage" 1966: Lecturer, University of California, Los Angeles; acts in Jean Anouilh's Medea 1968: Writes and produces a ten-part PBS television series on African traditions in American life, Black, Blues, Black 1970: I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings (nominated for National Book Award); appointed writer in residence, University of Kansas; Yale University Fellowship 1971: Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Diiie (poetry); Pulitzer Prize nominee 1972: Georgia, Georgia (screenplay) 1973: Marries Paul Du Feu; makes Broadway debut in Look Away; nominated for Tony Award for performance 1974: Directs film All Day Long; Gather Together in My Name; adapts Sophocles "Ajax" 1975: Oh Pray My Wings are Gonna Fit Me Well (poetry); Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship in Italy; honorary degree from Smith and Mills Colleges; Ladie's Home Journal Woman of the Year Award 1976: Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas; honorary degree from Lawrence University; appointed a Bicentennial Commissioner by President Ford 1977: "And Still I Rise" (one act musical); plays Kunta Kinte's grandmother in television mini-series Roots; earns an Emmy nomination; National Commission on the Observance of International Women's Year appointment from President Carter 1978: And Still I Rise (poetry) 1979: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (screenplay); "Sister, Sister" (screenplay) 1980: Marriage to Paul Du Feu dissolved; The Heart of a Woman 1981: Lifetime appointment as Reynolds Professor of American Studies, Wake Forest University 1983: Honored with Matrix Award given by Women in Communication, Inc. Shaker, Why Don't You Sing? (poetry) 1986: All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes 1987: Now Sheba Sings the Song (poetry), with sketches by Tom Feelings; North Carolina Award for Literature 1988: Appears on Bill Moyers's PBS program "The Face of Evil" 1989: USA Today's list of fifty black role models 1990: I Shall Not Be Moved (poetry); Candace Award 1993: Presents "On the Pulse of the Morning" at President Clinton's inauguration; Wouldn't Take Nothing for my Journey (memoirs) 1995: David Frost interview; reads "A Brave and Startling Truth" at 50th Anniversary of United Nations; gives a reading at Million Man March, Washington, D.C. (Hagen 3-7) 2002: Maya publishes "A Song Flung Up to Heaven" 2006: Maya receives the Mother Teresa Award. 2008: Maya receives the Hope for Peace and Justice Voice of Peace awards. 2009: Maya writes a poem in honor of Michael Jackson following his death. The poem is read by Queen Latifah at the memorial honoring Jackson., Homes ???? - St. Louis, Missouri - Stamps, Arkansas - San Francisco, California - Egypt - Ghana - Brooklyn, New York - Los Angeles, California - North Carolina