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ORLANDO, Fla. - Today marks the rd anniversary of novelist Zora Neale Hurston's birth.
Who was Zora Neale Hurston?
Zora Neale Hurston was an author, anthropologist, and key figure of the Harlem Renaissance.
Best known for her novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, she celebrated Black culture and oral traditions in her work.
Hurston’s storytelling, influenced by her anthropological research, has made her one of the most influential figures in American literature.
Hurston and her work are celebrated annually during the ZORA!
Festival held in Eatonville, Florida.
The life of Zora Neale Hurston:
Hurstons' father, John Cornelius Hurston II, was born into slavery in and her mother, Lucy (Lula) Potts Hurston, was born to freed slaves who became small landholders in
The Hurstons' move to Florida
The Hurstons' moved to Eatonville, Florida shortly after Zora was born around or , according to the UCF digital archive.
"Eatonville had come into existence i