And Still She Rises
May 28, 2014 7:15 AM Subscribe
Poet and essayist Maya Angelou died Wednesday at the age of 86, according to reports in her hometown of Winston-Salem She was an American Study herself. "I have created myself," she told USA TODAY in 2007, "I have taught myself so much."
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"The ebony fighter awakens, dabbled with the dewy beads of morn. It is a mach-5 child, forever bound to suckle from the shriveled breast of congress."
posted by leotrotsky at 7:16 AM on May 28, 2014
"The ebony fighter awakens, dabbled with the dewy beads of morn. It is a mach-5 child, forever bound to suckle from the shriveled breast of congress."
posted by leotrotsky at 7:16 AM on May 28, 2014
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posted by strange chain at 7:17 AM on May 28, 2014
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posted by Going To Maine at 7:17 AM on May 28, 2014
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She spoke for so many people who didn't have the strength to do so.
posted by Ruthless Bunny at 7:15 AM on May 28, 2014