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Zora Neale Hurston

Personal Info

Born: 1891-01-07
Died: 1960-01-28

Place of Birth: Notasulga, Alabama, USA

Known For: Writing

Zora Neale Hurston

Biography

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.

Filmography

Fieldwork Footage
Fieldwork Footage


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Commandment Keeper Church, Beaufort South Carolina, May 1940
Commandment Keeper Church, Beaufort South Carolina, May 1940

Herself
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Zora Neale Hurston: A Heart with Room for Every Joy
Zora Neale Hurston: A Heart with Room for Every Joy

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Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space
Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space

Self (archive footage)
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Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun
Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun

Self (archive footage)
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