The inscription at the base of the work clearly showcases the title of one of Angelou’s most famous poems, “Still I Rise” — a ...

When he was finally freed after 27 years in prison and elected President of South Africa, Mandela chose Angelou’s words for his inauguration, reciting her poem Still I Rise. On the set of the ...

“You may write me down in history / With your bitter, twisted lies, / You may trod me in the very dirt / But still, like dust, I'll rise." Published in 1978, Maya Angelou’s poem was a ...