Our latest collection of Zora Neale Hurston quotes on Everyday Power Blog. Zora Neale Hurston was an influential writer and folklorist who is best known for her popular novels and for the contribution she made to the ‘Harlem Renaissance.’ One of the most important black writers in American history, Hurston was involved with African American rights and used her talent as a writer to portray racial struggles.
Hurston was born in Alabama in 1891, and moved to Eatonville, Florida, with her family as a young child. Although she achieved great fame in her lifetime, Hurston died in poverty in 1960.
But despite not getting the credit she deserved when she was alive, a revival of interest led to a posthumous recognition of her achievements.
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