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Maya: You may write me down in history. With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may trod me in the very dirt. But still, like dust, I'll rise.
Maya: Each of us has the right and the responsibility to asses the road which lie ahead and those over which we have traveled, and if the feature road looms ominous or unpromising, and the road back uninviting-inv... (more Maya Angelou quotes)
On December 1, 2005, Maya Angelou visited the White House, when she delivered her poem, Amazing Peace at the lighting of the National Christmas Tree at the White House.
In 1977, Maya Angelou appeared in the film Roots.
"I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings", is a chronicle of Maya Angelous's life up to age sixteen (and ending with the birth of her son, Guy)
Maya Angelou's mother is Vivian Baxter, a nurse and realtor.
As a teenager, Maya Angelou lived car graveyard where other homeless children l... (more Maya Angelou trivia)
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