Marguerite Annie Johnson (Maya Angelou) was born in St. Louis, Missouri on April 4, 1928. The daughter of Bailey and Vivian Johnson lived as full a life as anyone I have researched to this point.

When her son was born, Baxter – a trained nurse – delivered him, holding her daughter’s hand and telling jokes to help her through the labour. A young Maya Angelou is enchanted by a life ...