COLUMBIA — The lights dimmed, the curtains parted and everyone in the packed auditorium at Jesse Hall rose to their feet cheering. Maya Angelou leaned back in a wooden chair, singing “And the walls came tumbling down” in a low, raspy voice.
Maya Angelou stirs crowd with speech at Jesse Hall
Thursday, April 14, 2011 | 10:22 p.m. CDT;
updated 11:13 p.m. CDT, Thursday, April 14, 2011
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