Zora Neale Hurston

    Zora Neale Hurston

    January 7, 1891 (134 years old) in Notasulga, Alabama, USA

    Zora Neale Hurston was an American author, anthropologist, and filmmaker. She portrayed racial struggles in the early-1900s American South and published research on hoodoo. The most popular of her four novels is Their Eyes Were Watching God, published in 1937.

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    Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a SpaceZora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space
    Fieldwork FootageFieldwork Footage
    Zora Neale Hurston: A Heart with Room for Every JoyZora Neale Hurston: A Heart with Room for Every Joy
    Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the SunZora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun
    Commandment Keeper Church, Beaufort South Carolina, May 1940Commandment Keeper Church, Beaufort South Carolina, May 1940

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