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Zora Neale Hurston

Zora Neale Hurston. Zora’s Childhood. Born January 7 th , 1891 in Notasulga, Alabama Father was a preacher, tenant farmer and carpenter and her mother was a school teacher At age 13, Zora’s mother died and her father quickly remarried. Education.

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Zora Neale Hurston

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  1. Zora Neale Hurston

  2. Zora’s Childhood • Born January 7th , 1891 in Notasulga, Alabama • Father was a preacher, tenant farmer and carpenter and her mother was a school teacher • At age 13, Zora’s mother died and her father quickly remarried

  3. Education • Went to Howard University and was a member of Zeta Phi Pi Sorority Inc. • Hurston attended North Carolina Central University

  4. Education (cont.) • Left Howard University and went to Barnard college on a full Scholarship and received her B.A. in anthropology at 36. • Studied at Columbia University for 2 years • Further her education at North Carolina College for Negroes (now North Carolina Central University)

  5. Adulthood • Married Herbert Sheer in 1927. They divorced in 1931. • Married Albert Price in 1949 and ended a few months later.

  6. Literary Career • Hurston is best known for her book Their Eyes Were Watching God (1937). • In 1989 PBS aired a drama based on Hurston's life titled Zora is My Name!. • Her other works include "Jonah's Gourd Vine" (1934),"Mules and Men" (1935),"Tell My Horse" (1937)

  7. Hurston’s Books

  8. Death • During a period of financial and medical difficulties, Zora entered St. Lucie County Welfare Home, where she suffered a stroke and died of hypertensive heart disease on January 28, 1960 at age 69. • She was buried in an unmarked in the Garden of Heavenly Rest cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida.

  9. All About Zora Neale Hurston • Jump at the Sun a documentary about Zora (video)– Click Here • Zora Neale Hurston singing “Uncle Bud” (video) – Click Here `````````````````

  10. Bibliography "Zora Neale Hurston." WIKIPEDIA: The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 2001. Web. 2 Mar. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zora_Neale_Hurston>. "Zora Neale Hurston." 2011. Biography.com. 3 Mar 2011, 03:15 <http://www.biography.com/articles/Zora- Neale-Hurston-9347659>. Their Eyes Were Watching God. 1937. 2007 Estate of Zora Neale Hurston and Harp rCollins . Zora Neale Hurston: The Official Zora Neale Hurston Website. Web. 7 Mar. 2011. <http://zoranealehurston.com/books/their_eyes_were_wa tching_god.html>.

  11. Bibliography (cont.) Jonah's Gourd Vine. 1934. 2007 Estate of Zora Neale Hurston and HarperCollins . Zora Neale Hurston: The Official Zora Neale Hurston Website. Web. 7 Mar. 2011. <http://zoranealehurst on.com/books/jonahs_gourd_vine.html >. Mules and men. 1935. 2007 Estate of Zora Neale Hurston and HarperCollins . Zora Neale Hurston: The Official Zora Neale Hurston Website. Web. 7 Mar. 2011. <http://zoranealehurston .com/books/mules_and_men.html>. Tell My Horse. 1937. 2007 Estate of Zora Neale Hurston and HarperCollins . Zora Neale Hurston: The Official Zora Neale Hurston Website. Web. 7 Mar. 2011. <http://zoranealehurston.com/books/tell_my_horse.html>.

  12. Bibliography (cont.) Zora Neale Hurston. 2007 Estate of Zora Neale Hurston and HarperCollins . Zora Neale Hurston: The Official Zora Neale Hurston Website. Web. 7 Mar. 2011. <http://zoranealehurston.com/biography.html>. Wayne. Zora Neale Hurston. African Imports. Web. 8 Mar. 2011. <http://blog.africaimports.com/wordpress/?p=3262>.

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