Reverend Al Sharpton led a group of mourners to the steps of Maya Angelou’s Harlem apartment Saturday morning.
Sharpton dedicated his National Action Network’s weekly rally to Angelou’s memory.
The group gathered on the steps of her brownstone, where flowers and notes were laid out.
Those gathered talked about what Angelou means to them.
“She was very inspirational in the community. She was a fighter for freedom and justice and dignity,” one mourner said.
“I just think she was the example, the epitome of strong black womanhood and there’s just no other. We’re blessed that we have her gift, that she left with us,” another mourner said.
“She was a very good woman, she liked to help people,” said a third.
Angelou died on Wednesday at the age of 86.
Angelou died on Wednesday at the age of 86.
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