As we celebrate Black History Month, lets take a look at some inspirational people.
First of all, we take a look back at the achievements of this extraordinary and inspirational woman, Dr Maya Angelou.
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Poet, author and Civil Rights activist
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Authored the first notification best seller by an African- American woman “I know why the caged bird sings” as well as a number of poems, novels and autobiographies spanning over 50 years
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Contributed to the Civil Rights movement as a fundraiser and organiser. Working with both Dr Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X
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Was the first black woman to write a screenplay of a major film and the first female poet of any race to recite a poem at a U.S Presidential inauguration
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Received many donors over the years, including the 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom