- Angelou actually died in 2014, but over the span of her entire lifetime, society has progressed greatly. She fought for rights for women and African Americans, and both of those changes have come about. Racism still exists today, but to a far lesser extent than it did then.

- Her lasting impact includes her countless notable works of literature which will remain especially including her autobiographies and poems.

Society since her time

and lasting impact

Angelou with Malcolm X, another civil rights activist