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Zora Neale Hurston
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Birthday: January 7, 1891 (134)
Place of Birth: Notasulga, Alabama, USA

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.

Known For

The Gilded Six BitsThe Gilded Six BitsZora Neale Hurston: Claiming a SpaceZora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Spaceas Self (archive footage)Their Eyes Were Watching GodTheir Eyes Were Watching GodZora Neale Hurston: Jump at the SunZora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sunas Self (archive footage)Zora Neale Hurston: A Heart with Room for Every JoyZora Neale Hurston: A Heart with Room for Every Joyas Self (archival)Fieldwork FootageFieldwork Footage
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