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I'm a spring leaf trembling in anticipation.

Maya Angelou

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Maya Angelou
Age: 86 †
Born: 1928
Born: April 4
Died: 2014
Died: May 28
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Human Rights Activist
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St. Louis
Missouri
Marguerite Annie Johnson
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Marguerite Ann Johnson
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Anticipation
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