Zora Neale Hurston on Florida Food by Fred Opie

Zora Neale Hurston was an African-American novelist, short story writer, folklorist, and anthropologist. When John Hurston migrated to Florida in 1892 or 1893, he first settled in Sanford and became the pastor at Zion Hope Baptist Church. Sanford, located ten miles north of Eatonville, had a large African–American community in the early

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The Bomb Heard Around the World- Murder of Harry T. Moore

Harry T. Moore, advocated for education and voting rights in the Central Florida area, including Goldsboro. He said that for every dollar that was sent on a white child, only 10 cents was spent on a black child. Mr. Moore was a victim of a hate crime which took place

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Jonah’s Gourd Vine by Zora Neale Hurston

Zora Neale Hurston was an African-American novelist, short story writer, folklorist, and anthropologist. When John Hurston migrated to Florida in 1892 or 1893, he first settled in Sanford and became the pastor at Zion Hope Baptist Church. Sanford, located ten miles north of Eatonville, had a large African–American community in the early

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Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

Zora Neale Hurston was an African-American novelist, short story writer, folklorist, and anthropologist. When John Hurston migrated to Florida in 1892 or 1893, he first settled in Sanford and became the pastor at Zion Hope Baptist Church. Sanford, located ten miles north of Eatonville, had a large African–American community in the early

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In Search of Our Mothers Gardens by Alice Walker

Alice Walker was greatly influenced by Zora Neale Hurston’s literary work. Walker even traveled to find Hurston’s unmarked grave site in order to be able to give her grave site a proper headstone. Walker basically put Hurston’s work on the map after Hurston had passed away.

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The Zora Magazine

Zora Neale Hurston was an African-American novelist, short story writer, folklorist, and anthropologist. When John Hurston migrated to Florida in 1892 or 1893, he first settled in Sanford and became the pastor at Zion Hope Baptist Church. Sanford, located ten miles north of Eatonville, had a large African–American community in the early

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From Sun to Sun by Zora Neale Hurston

Zora Neale Hurston was an African-American novelist, short story writer, folklorist, and anthropologist. When John Hurston migrated to Florida in 1892 or 1893, he first settled in Sanford and became the pastor at Zion Hope Baptist Church. Sanford, located ten miles north of Eatonville, had a large African–American community in the early

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Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

Zora Neale Hurston was an African-American novelist, short story writer, folklorist, and anthropologist. When John Hurston (Zora’s father) migrated to Florida in 1892 or 1893, he first settled in Sanford and became the pastor at Zion Hope Baptist Church. Sanford, located ten miles north of Eatonville, had a large African–American community

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