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Maya Angelou (Reynolds Professor, Wake Forest University)
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Maya Angelou (Reynolds Professor, Wake Forest University)

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Poet, author, and civil rights figure (1928-2014) who was Wake Forest University's first Reynolds Professor of American Studies from 1982 until her death in 2014, living in Winston-Salem and often teaching classes from her home.

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  • ·Lived and died in Winston-Salem; member of Mt.
  • ·Zion Baptist Church; first Chairperson of the National Black Theatre Festival; WFU dedicated Maya Angelou Hall (residence hall) 2017.
  • ·Connection is deep and well-documented (32 years in the city).
  • ·Person, not a fixed coordinate; consider home or WFU campus as anchor for writing pipeline.

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