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In part eight of Books That Shaped America, Vanderbilt University history Professor Tiffany Ruby Patterson examined Their Eyes Were Watching God, a 1937 novel authored by Zora Neale Hurston …

As part of the Harlem Book Fair a walking tour took place in the heart of Harlem, with many stops relating to writers associated with the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and 1930s. People fe…

Panelists talked about Zora Neale Hurston’s novel Their Eyes Were Watching God and its portrayal of African-American and women’s culture. Among the topics they addressed were the characteriz…

Carla Kaplan was joined by actors Avery Brooks and Phyllis Yvonne Stickney, and authors Jill Nelson and Brian Keith Jackson in a celebration of the life and work of Zora Neale Hurston. Also …

Guests examined the origins and impact of the Harlem Renaissance which lasted from the end of World War I through the middle of the Great Depression. During that time, a group of African-Ame…

A C-SPAN school bus crew toured author Zora Neale Hurston’s hometown of Eatonville, Florida and talked to residents about the town and her experiences there.

Valerie Boyd talked about her biography, Wrapped in Rainbows: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston, published by Scribner. The book retraces the life and literary career of the novelist who wrote …

Valerie Boyd and Stuart Chapman talked about their experiences writing biographies of other authors. Ms. Boyd is the author of Wrapped in Rainbows: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston, published…

Mrs. Bush and other talked about the writers of the Harlem Renaissance and their influence on American arts and culture. They also talked about the African-American experience in the early t…

Poet and Author Maya Angelou talked about the poetry of the Harlem Renaissance and its impact on racial identity and culture. Her remarks were part of an annual festival honoring Zora Neale …