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By: Alysse Ouimet and Emily Mossow Zora Neale Hurston By: Alysse Ouimet and Emily Mossow

Zora Neale Hurston Born- January 7, 1891 in Notasulga Alabama Claimed Birth- January 7, 1901 in Eatonville Florida Family- sharecroppers -father- Baptist preacher, carpenter and mayor -mother- died in 1904

…continued 8 siblings- forced to move from family to family Schooling- -Grade School- not completed -High School- Morgan Academy -College -Howard University (4years) -Bernard College- studied anthropology -Columbia University- graduate studies

New York Harlem Renaissance Movement Historical Event New York Harlem Renaissance Movement (New Negro Movement) Major black literary culture movement- 1920s Created pride and confidence in black life/culture Gathered groups with tales of black folklore Shocked people with eccentric behavior

Influential Places Florida New York Background in Eatonville- provided data and material for writings Surroundings- influenced themes in writing New York Harlem Renaissance Movement- influenced by other African American writers

Influential Individuals Langston Hughes Worked for NAACP Involved in Harlem Renaissance Movement Influential themes in writing Fanny Hurst Teacher of Zora Influenced her going to Bernard

Significant Writing Element Dialogue Found in many of her works Reflects her culture and heritage Creates a better understanding in the reader

Themes Self Identification Personal Freedom Learning who you are inside Leads to… Personal Freedom Living life to it’s fullest Making sure that you are personally happy

Did you know… Zora Neale Hurston was the first African American woman to graduate from college!

Later in Life Spent in Florida- continued writing 1960- died in welfare home Buried in unmarked grave 1973- grave marked

In Remembrance Zora Neale Hurston “A genius of the south” 1901-1960 Novelist, Folklorist Anthropologist

“I am not tragically colored “I am not tragically colored. There is no great sorrow dammed up in my soul, nor lurking behind my eyes. I do not mind at all. No, I do not weep at the world- I am too busy sharpening my oyster knife.” - Zora Neale Hurston

“I have been in sorrow’s kitchen and licked out all the pots “I have been in sorrow’s kitchen and licked out all the pots. Then I have stood on the peaky mountain, wrapped in rainbows, with a harp and a sword in my hands.” -Zora Neale Hurston

Zora Neale Hurston