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Zora Neale Hurston, In Her Own Words

Season 35 Episode 2

A glimpse into the anthropologist’s trailblazing practice, as described by Hurston herself

In 1936, the anthropologist and noted Harlem Renaissance figure Zora Neale Hurston traveled to Jamaica to learn the customs and traditions of its free Black population. Her experience there highlights one of the many ways she was ahead of her time.

AIR DATE 1/17/23

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