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NEW YORK, Jan 11 — Poet and activist Maya Angelou has become the first Black woman to appear on the US quarter, in a new version of the coin unveiled by the US Mint yesterday. Angelou, author of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, will also be the first figure commemorated through the American Women...
Maya Angelou Becomes the First Black Woman on a Quarter: As part of the U.S. Mint's "American Women Quarters Program."
The quarter has for the last 90 years shown the nation's first president, George Washington, on one side and an eagle on the other
Angelou, author of 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,' will also be the first figure commemorated through the American Women Quarters Programme, which was signed into law in January 2021.
The United States Mint said Monday it has begun shipping quarters featuring the image of poet Maya Angelou, the first coins in its American Women Quarters Program. Angelou, an...