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It is sad but true that sometimes we need the tragedy to help us to see how human we are and how we are more alike than we are different.

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Maya Angelou
Age: 86 †
Born: 1928
Born: April 4
Died: 2014
Died: May 28
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Marguerite Annie Johnson
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