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Photos: Remembering Maya Angelou, 1928–2014

May 28, 2014 10:02AM ET

A look at the storied career of the renowned American memoirist, novelist and poet

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Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou dances in a promotional portrait for the cover of her album 'Miss Calypso' in 1957. Gene Lester / Getty Images
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Angelou as a dancer in the 1950s. Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images
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In 1977, Angelou starred in the ABC television miniseries 'Roots,' based on Alex Haley's best-selling novel. ABC Photo Archives / Getty Images
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Angelou and fellow poet Amiri Baraka dance at a birthday celebration of the poet Langston Hughes in 1991. Chester Higgins, Jr. / New York Times / Redux
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Angelou starred as Lelia Mae alongside Oprah Winfrey in the 1993 TV movie 'There Are No Children Here.' ABC Photo Archives / Getty Images
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Angelou recites her poem 'On the Pulse of Morning' at the inauguration of President Bill Clinton in 1993. Consolidated News Pictures / Hulton Archive / Getty Images
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Angelou reads a poem during a ceremony to present South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu with the William J. Fulbright Prize for International Understanding in 2008. Tim Sloan / AFP / Getty Images
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In 2011, U.S. President Barack Obama awarded Angelou the Medal of Freedom at the White House. Larry Downing / Reuters