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25 days ago | beth

What role did Maya Angelou play at President Bill Clinton's inauguration?

At President Bill Clinton's inauguration in 1993, Maya Angelou delivered the inaugural poem titled "On the Pulse of Morning." Her presence and performance were historic, as she became the first African American woman and the second poet in history to present at a presidential inauguration.

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