Maya Angelou was a widely regarded author and poet, known for her work in the civil rights movement and affiliation with both Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X.

Angelou is championed as overcoming significant life obstetrical, which she detailed in a series of seven autobiographies beginning with "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings".

With an impressive list of supporters including Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Bill Clinton, Oprah Winfrey and many more, what is the truth about America's favorite poetic moralist?

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Maya Angelou: A Critical Companion By Mary Jane Lupton

Maya Angelou: A Biography of an Award-Winning Poet and Civil Rights Activist by Donna Brown Agins

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

Mom & Me & Mom by Maya Angelou