Maya Angelou, celebrated US poet and author, dies aged 86Angelou, who was also prominent in the civil rights movement, died at home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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Poet Maya Angelou Dies At The Age Of 86Her death was confirmed in a statement issued by Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where she had served as a professor of American Studies since 1982.
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