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Who was both a celebrated poet and civil rights leader?
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According to The National Women’s History Museum, Maya Angelou had already demonstrated impressive talent as a dancer and singer before she wrote her autobiographical masterpiece I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings in 1969. But before her poetry would earn her a Pulitzer Prize nomination, she was also a key figure in the Civil Rights Movement because she served as the northern coordinator for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
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Who was both a celebrated poet and civil rights leader?
- Gwendolyn Brooks
- Phillis Wheatley Peters
- Maya Angelou
- Alice Walker
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