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Maya Angelou, a renowned poet, author and activist who inspired Americans for decades in public life, died Wednesday morning at the age of 86. Click through for a collection of photos remembering Angelou, who's pictured above addressing the Democratic National Convention in Boston in 2004. (Getty)