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Who Was Zora Neale Hurston?

Zora Neale Hurston became a fixture of New York City's Harlem Renaissance, due to her novels like Their Eyes Were Watching God and shorter works like "Sweat." She was also an outstanding folklorist and anthropologist who recorded cultural history, as illustrated by her Mules and Men.

Hurston died in poverty in , before a revival of interest led to posthumous recognition of her accomplishments.

Early Life

Hurston was born on January 7, , in Notasulga, Alabama. Her birthplace has been the subject of some debate since Hurston herself wrote in her autobiography that she was born in Eatonville, Florida.

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Watch the opening scenes of the new AMERICAN EXPERIENCE biography ZORA NEALE HURSTON: CLAIMING A SPACE, premiering Tuesday, January 17 on.

We all know and love Zora Neale Hurston as one of the great 20th-century writers.

However, according to many other sources, she took some creative license with that fact. She probably had no memories of Notasulga, having moved to Florida as a toddler. Hurston was also known to adjust her birth year from time to time as well.

Her birthday, according to Zora Neale Hurston: A Life in Letters (), ma