Up Next

Maya Angelou & James Baldwin

Maya Angelou & James Baldwin

Maya Angelou & James Baldwin

Video

1:30

Dr. Angelou's inauguration poem for President Bill Clinton

Dr. Angelou's inauguration poem for President Bill Clinton

Dr. Angelou's inauguration poem for President Bill Clinton

Video

2:10

Maya Angelou On Teaching

Maya Angelou On Teaching

Maya Angelou On Teaching

Video

2:13

See Maya Angelou's early performances in the Bay Area

See Maya Angelou's early performances in the Bay Area

See Maya Angelou's early performances in the Bay Area

Video

0:59

Learn why Maya Angelou signed with Porgy and Bess

Learn why Maya Angelou signed with Porgy and Bess

Learn why Maya Angelou signed with Porgy and Bess

Video

0:57

Behind the Scenes: Common, Rita Coburn-Whack & Maya Angelou

Behind the Scenes: Common, Rita Coburn-Whack & Maya Angelou

Behind the Scenes: Common, Rita Coburn-Whack & Maya Angelou

Video

1:37

Dr. Maya Angelou's Inspiration and Poetry

Dr. Maya Angelou's Inspiration and Poetry

Dr. Maya Angelou's Inspiration and Poetry

Video

3:53

Maya Angelou's missed opportunity to work with Pearl Bailey

Maya Angelou's missed opportunity to work with Pearl Bailey

Maya Angelou's missed opportunity to work with Pearl Bailey

Video

1:26

Explore the friendship between Maya Angelou and Malcolm X

Explore the friendship between Maya Angelou and Malcolm X

Explore the friendship between Maya Angelou and Malcolm X

Video

2:04

Listen to Dr. Maya Angelou's take on creative writing

Listen to Dr. Maya Angelou's take on creative writing

Listen to Dr. Maya Angelou's take on creative writing

Video

0:49

Go behind the scenes with John Singleton

Go behind the scenes with John Singleton

Go behind the scenes with John Singleton

Video

1:30

Hear how Maya Angelou met Tupac Shakur for the first time

Hear how Maya Angelou met Tupac Shakur for the first time

Hear how Maya Angelou met Tupac Shakur for the first time

Video

1:52

Back to Show

American Masters

See Behind the Scenes of Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

Filmmakers Bob Hercules and Rita Coburn-Whack share some of the inspiration and process that went into making the film Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise.