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

2 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

3 …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

4 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

5 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

6 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

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

8 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

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

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

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

12 “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

13 “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

14 Zora Neale Hurston

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