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Zora Neale Hurston: Quick Facts

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Born January 7, 1891 ā€¢ Alabama
Died January 28, 1960 (aged 69) ā€¢ Fort Pierce ā€¢ Florida
Notable Works ā€œDust Tracks on a Roadā€ ā€¢ ā€œEvery Tongue Got to Confessā€ ā€¢ ā€œJonahā€™s Gourd Vineā€ ā€¢ ā€œMoses, Man of the Mountainā€ ā€¢ ā€œMule Boneā€ ā€¢ ā€œMules and Menā€ ā€¢ ā€œSeraph on the Suwaneeā€ ā€¢ ā€œSpunk: The Selected Storiesā€ ā€¢ ā€œTell My Horseā€ ā€¢ ā€œThe Life of Herod the Greatā€ ā€¢ ā€œTheir Eyes Were Watching Godā€
Movement / Style Harlem Renaissance
Subjects Of Study African Americans ā€¢ folklore

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