Zora Neale Hurston By Alysse Ouimet and Emily

Zora Neale Hurston By: Alysse Ouimet and Emily Mossow

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Later in Life q q Spent in Floridacontinued 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. 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. 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