Maya Angelou介绍1.ppt

In 1993, she recited her poem?On the Pulse of Morning?at the inauguration of President?Bill Clinton. * 1.Childhood 2.Different Roles: Singer Dancer Author Poet Actress Director Activist Educator 3.The friendship Between Maya and Oprah Winfrey Born: Marguerite Johnson, April 4th, 1928, in St. Louis, Missouri, Stamps Arkansas Childhood:　1-17years I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings rape---murder----mute 13 George Washington High School California Labor School First Work---streetcar conductor Give birth to her son Guy (unwed) 17-19 a single mother’s struggle All my work, my life, everything I do is about survival, not just bare, awful, plodding survival, but survival with grace and faith. While one may encounter many defeats, one must not be defeated. ----Maya Angelou Singer Dancer San Francisco Name changed Calypso Dance 1952, won scholarship, trained in African Dance Studied Modern Dance with Martha Graham Toured Europe with a production of the opera Porgy and Bess (Learned several languages) In 1957, first album Calypso Lady Author Poet I write because I am a Black woman, listening attentively to her people. ----Maya Angelou,1984 Autobiography volumes ----“ Without doubt, America’s most visible black woman autobiographer.” ------“open themselves up without shame to the eyes of the world. Criticisms: Lesbianism Premarital Cohabitation Pornography Violence Third on the list of 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990–2000 I grew up in Arkansas, she says. I know what it was like. Mean and hopeless. I know how hard the Clintons worked to change all that. A prolific poet Nominated for the Pulitzer Prize The triumph and pain of being