On December 10 , 1948 , the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Assembly then called upon all Member countries to publicize the text of the Declaration and to cause it to be disseminated , displayed , read and expounded principally in schools and other educational ...
All Rights Reserved. Maya Angelou was born as Marguerite Johnson on April 4th, 1928, in St. Louis, Missouri and raised in St. Louis and Stamps, Arkansas. Maya Angelou became one of the most renowned and influential voices of our time. With over 50 honorary doctorate degrees Dr. Maya Angelou became a celebrated poet, memoirist, educator, dramatist, producer, actress, historian, filmmaker, and civil rights activist.
Eventful early life. Maya Angelou was born Marguerite Johnson on April 4, 1928, in St. Louis, Missouri. After her parents' marriage ended, she and her brother, Bailey (who gave her the name Maya), were sent to rural Stamps, Arkansas, to live with their grandmother, who owned a general store.n the year 2000 she was honored by President Clinton with the National Medal of Arts, and in 2002 Hallmark introduced The Maya Angelou Life Mosaic Collection, a series of greeting cards containing her verse. She also has plans to write a cookbook and direct another feature film.