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Zora Neal Hurston's Childhood
2005
42 minutes
Born in 1891 to John Hurston, a carpenter and Baptist preacher, and Lucy Hurston, a former school teacher, Zora Neale Hurston learned early that she stood apart from her siblings. Her father's infidelities influenced her own adult relationships.

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1. opens new windowZora Neale Hurston's Childhood
2. opens new windowHurston's Childhood Hometown
3. opens new windowHurston's Early Writing Career
4. opens new windowZora Neale Hurston: A Fresh New Voice In Harlem
   Description: "In 1925 Zora moved to Harlem, a place for African Americans to be in their own culture. She entered a literary competition and won the most awards. Her fresh, new voice addressed timeless topics and universal themes during the Harlem Renaissance."
5. opens new windowHurston: Anthropology and the Harlem Renaissance
6. opens new windowHurston: Southern Folklore and Hoodoo
   Description: "A grant and her patron, Mrs. Rufus Mason, allowed Hurston to collect Southern Negro folklore. She married Herbert Sheen, but their careers doomed the marriage. In New Orleans, Hurston immersed herself in hoodoo, resulting in the novel 'Mules and Men.'"
7. opens new windowPersonal and Professional Conflicts for Hurston
8. opens new windowHurston's Life and Career During the Depressions
9. opens new windowHurston's "Their Eyes Were Watching God"
10. opens new windowBlack Vernacular in the 1920s and 1930s
11. opens new windowHurston as Writer and Anthropologist
12. opens new windowFacing False Allegations and Poverty
13. opens new windowHurston' Final Years
14. opens new windowHurston' Death and Legacy

opens new windowZora Neale Hurston (In Bloom's Literature)
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