The poet Maya Angelou is the first Black woman to be featured on a U.S. quarter

WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) -- A new quarter featuring legendary poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou and other trailblazing American women has officially started shipping to banks on Monday, the U.

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