Kennedy's oath-taking in 1961, the modern trend began with Maya Angelou's appearance at ... Today, more than a decade after her 2014 death, Angelou occupies a unique role in our culture: she ...

Maya Angelou reads a poem during the inauguration of Bill Clinton in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 20, 1993. Credit - Larry Morris—The Washington Post via Getty Images The flattening of Angelou in ...