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Zora Neale Hurston
Writing Their Eyes Were Watching God and documenting Black folklore.
Mules and Men · Their Eyes Were Watching God
- Born
- 7 January 1891
- Birthplace
- Notasulga, Alabama, United States
- Died
- 28 January 1960
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Zora Neale Hurston
Zora Neale Hurston was an American novelist and anthropologist whose work preserved expressive traditions of the African American South.
Early life
Eatonville
Grew up in the self-governing Black town in Florida.
Anthropology
Studied at Barnard College with Franz Boas.
Career
- 1920s
Harlem Renaissance
Entered New York’s literary and artistic circles.
- 1930s
Fieldwork and fiction
Collected folklore while publishing major books.
- 1940s–1950s
Later writing
Continued producing work despite financial and professional difficulties.
Selected books
Mules and Men
Combined folklore with ethnographic storytelling.
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Followed Janie Crawford’s search for self-directed life.
Dust Tracks on a Road
Published an autobiography.
Beyond work
Fieldwork
Worked in the US South and Caribbean.
Rediscovery
Later writers, notably Alice Walker, helped renew attention to her work.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Photo: Unknown author Unknown author. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
