KGO ABC7 News 400PM May 28, 2014
Angelou moved to oakland with her mother at age 14, studying dance and drama in San Francisco, became the citys 1 African American street car conductor. She told her protegee, oprah, her mother encouraged her to fight for the job. I went down to place an application. They wouldnt even give it to me. I went to my mother and said they wont allow me to apply. She asked me why. Do you know why . I said yes, because im a negro. She said do you want the job . I said yes, and she said go get it. She expanded into writing penning several auto biographies and collections of poetry. Maya angelou had a L...
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