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Maya Angelou is the ultimate Renaissance woman and is one of the great voices of contemporary literature (mayaangelou.com). ... Her birth name is Marguerite Johnson, and it wasn't until her early twenties that she was given the name Maya Angelou. ... Angelou also took up acting. ... Maya Angelou will forever be known as the greatest African American Female author of all time. Maya Angelou, the poetic, literary genius. ...

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