Born April 4, 1928
Maya Angelou, born Marguerite Johnson in St. Louis, was raised in segregated rural Arkansas. Her bestselling account of that upbringing, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," won critical acclaim in 1970. A leading literary voice of the African-American community, Angelou wrote a dozen more books of prose and poetry, earning Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award nominations. She was also nominated for an Emmy Award for her acting in "Roots," and her screenplay "Georgia, Georgia" was the first by a black woman to be filmed. An eminent lecturer, Maya Angelou became a professor of American Studies at Wake Forest University in 1981.| HM Number | HM2CEN |
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| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Wednesday, October 17th, 2018 at 11:02am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15S E 734583 N 4282052 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 38.65600000, -90.30415000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 39.36', W 90° 18.249' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 39' 21.6" N, 90° 18' 14.94" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 314 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling West |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 6335 Delmar Blvd, St. Louis MO 63112, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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