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Dr. Maya Angelou, born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1928, is hailed as one of the great voices of contemporary literature and as a remarkable Renaissance woman. Being a poet, educator, historian, best-selling author, actress, playwright, civil-rights activist, producer and director, Dr. Angelou continues to travel the world making appearances, spreading her legendary wisdom. Dr. Angelou has authored twelve best-selling books and in January 1993, she became only the second poet in U.S. History to have the honor of writing and reciting original work at the Presidential Inauguration.