Maya Angelou Honored on House Floor

By Hannah Hess and JM Rieger

Posted May 30, 2014 at 3:59pm

Del. Eleanor Homes Norton, D-D.C., led a tribute to her close friend and fellow civil rights activist Maya Angelou on the House floor Friday afternoon.

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