The Unsung Power of Maya Angelou’s Activism
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By Scott W. Stern / Made by History January 28, 2025 9:00 AM EST L ast week’s inauguration of Donald Trump, a man found liable for sexual abuse, was, among much else, an event strikingly lacking in poetry. Inaugural poems have been a key part of many recent swearing-in ceremonies; though the first such poem was recited at John F. Kennedy's oath-taking in 1961, the modern trend began with Maya Angelou's appearance at Bill Clinton's 1993 inaugural. Angelou’s recitation of “ On the Pulse of
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