Zora Neale Hurston
7 January 1891 – 28 January 1960
Zora Neale Hurston was an American author, anthropologist, and folklorist prominent in the Harlem Renaissance. Best known for her novel 'Their Eyes Were Watching God', she also conducted extensive fieldwork documenting African American and Caribbean folklore, published in works such as 'Mules and Men'.
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Life events
Born in Alabama, her family later moved to Eatonville, Florida, one of the first all-Black incorporated towns.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgShe attended Howard University, where she co-founded the student newspaper and began publishing.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgShe became Barnard's first Black graduate, studying under anthropologist Franz Boas.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe book collected African American folklore gathered during her fieldwork in the South.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe fellowship supported her folklore research in the Caribbean, including Haiti and Jamaica.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHer most celebrated novel, largely rediscovered decades later, became an American classic.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHer memoir won the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for its contribution to race relations.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgShe died in relative obscurity and poverty at age 69, buried in an unmarked grave.
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