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St. Louisans remember Maya Angelou

28 May

This story originally appeared on RealTime/STL.

Noted author, activist and St. Louis native Maya Angelou died early Wednesday morning. Local fans took to Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to share their memories.

Angelou also was a prolific social media user. Take a look at some of her inspirational posts.

11 noteworthy tweets from Maya Angelou

28 May

This story originally appeared on RealTime/STL.

Poet and St. Louis native Maya Angelou may have been best known for her book “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” but for the past four years she also shared her moving words via social media. Angelou died Wednesday morning; she was 86. Here’s a look at some of her tweets.

See how St. Louisans are remembering Angelou.