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--- BIGGEST COLLECTION OF MAYA ANGELOU QUOTES --- Marguerite Annie Johnson alias Maya Angelou (April 4, 1928 - May 28, 2014), an American author, poet and civil right activist. Angelou is famous for her series of seven autobiographies, which focus on her childhood and early adult experiences. She received dozens of awards and more than 50 honorary degrees. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is a 1969 autobiography and first of her seven famous autobiographies. Angelou uses her autobiography to explore subjects such as identity, rape, racism, and literacy. She also writes in new ways about women's lives in a male-dominated society. Caged Bird was nominated for a National Book Award in 1970. In this 'Ultimate Quotes Series', Book No.005, '928 Quotes of Maya Angelou', the number 928 signifies the resemblance of her year of birth 1928. Her protest and activities ended in May 28, 2014. She showed only the death could made her actionless, She teaches us, she uncover the miseries of a human life through her books and her quotes.