MAY 28, 2014: Famed author and poet Maya Angelou died in North Carolina. She spent her teenage years in San Francisco where she was an entertainer and the first black female streetcar conductor.

MAY 28, 2014: Famed author and poet Maya Angelou died in North Carolina. She spent her teenage years in San Francisco where she was an entertainer and the first black female streetcar conductor.

Maya Angelou was born Marguerite Johnson in Saint Louis, Missouri on April 4, 1928. Her older brother nick-named her “Maya”. She spent her early childhood…

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MAY 27, 1946: Margaret Mary Morgan died in San Francisco. Amongst her many achievements was spearheading the preservation of Mount Davidson.

MAY 27, 1946: Margaret Mary Morgan died in San Francisco. Amongst her many achievements was spearheading the preservation of Mount Davidson.

UPDATED May 27, 2022 Margaret Mary Morgan (1866-1946) was a trailblazer and important figure in San Francisco history. Growing up in Portland, Maine, she moved…

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