Maya Angelou Speaks on Receipt of Presidential Medal of Freedom

The prominent US poet, writer and civil rights activist Maya Anegelou died on May 28. She was 86. Angelou was forced to cancel a public engagement on May 26 because of an “unexpected medical emergency”, according to a statement on her Facebook page. This video, from the White House, shows Angelou speaking to mark her receipt of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011. Credit: YouTube/The White House