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“ ”If I survived at all, it would be a triumph. If I swam, it would be a miracle. As I unlocked my door, I thought of my mother putting her age back fifteen years and going into the merchant marines. I had to try. If I ended in defeat, at least I would be trying. Trying to overcome was black people's honorable tradition.
About Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou (4 April, 1928 – 28 May, 2014), born Marguerite Annie Johnson, was an American poet, author, memoirist, actress, director, producer, writer, singer, dancer, and civil rights activist.
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Additional quotes by Maya Angelou
Segregation shaped me; education liberated me.
It is this belief in a power larger than myself and other than myself which allows me to venture into the unknown and even the unknowable.
The Black woman in the South who raises sons, grandsons and nephews had her heartstrings tied to a hanging noose.