She went to Lafayette County Training School where her teacher, Mrs. It was in the silence, however, that she fell in love with books and literature, cultivated her ability to listen and observe, and developed her extraordinary memory. She thought she could never talk again because her voice could kill someone. She stated that she thought it was her voice that killed Freeman. Angelou became mute for around five years because of this. He was later released after a day but was allegedly immediately murdered by Angelou’s uncles.

She confided in her brother who told everyone in the family and the man, Freeman, was arrested. Four years later, their father returned them to their mother’s care and at the age of eight, a year later, Maya Angelou was sexually abused by her mother’s boyfriend. She did well financially despite the Great Depression and World War II effects on the economy. They were sent alone by train and were to live with their grandmother, Annie Henderson.

She got her name, Maya as a nickname from her brother taken from “My” or “Mya Sister.”Īfter their parents divorced, their father sent both of them to Stamps, Arkansas. Her mother, Vivian Johnson was a nurse and card dealer. She was born to her father, Bailey Johnson, who was a doorman and a navy dietitian. Her work was acknowledged all over the world. Marguerite Annie Johnson, popularly known as Maya Angelou, was a worldwide sensation.

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