Facts about Zora Neale Hurston
- Zora Neale was born on January 7th, 1891 in Notasulga, Alabama.
- She moved with her family to Eatonville, Florida as a toddler, and has since then always considered it her home.
- Eatonville was an incorporated black township, so Hurston was never aware of racial inferiority. She grew up amongst great achievements made by African Americans which most likely led to her belief in her abilities as a writer.
- She was raised in a very Christian household, as her father was a preacher.
- Zora had a rather happy childhood, and was encouraged to explore her vivacious spirit by her mother.
- Her mother died in 1904, when Zora was 13 years old.
- Zora's father quickly got remarried to a woman whom Zora often clashed heads with.
- She then skipped around many jobs until deciding to go back to high school in 1917 at the age of 26.
- She posed as a 16 year old successfully, due to her good looks and charming manner.
- When she died, she was a pauper. She was not largely recognized until her books were rediscovered by a young writer named Alice Walker.
Information from: Boyd, Valerie. "About Zora Neale Hurston." Zora Neale Hurston. Sonnet Media, 2007. Web. 12 Apr.
2011. <http://www.zoranealehurston.com/biography.html>.
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