Who did Zora Neale Hurston influence?

Zora Neale Hurston was an African American author famous during the New Negro Movement (Harlem Renaissance), which was in the 1920's and 1930's. She wrote four novels and published more than fifty short stories and plays. Her writing was influenced by the small town of Eatonville. read more

• For example, Zora’s father John worked in Eatonville’s town hall. Zora’s Writings • After her studies in Howard University, Hurston went to New York in 1925. • This was during the beginning of the Harlem Renaissance, which inspired Hurston to write fiction. read more

Every Folklorist and Anthropologist owes her an incredible debt. She worked with Franz Boas, one of the greatest anthropologists of all time, and then surpassed her teacher. read more

Zora Neale Hurston is considered one of the titans of twentieth-century African American literature. Although Hurston was closely associated with the Harlem Renaissance and has influenced such writers as Ralph Ellison, Toni Morrison, Gayl Jones, Alice Walker, and Toni Cade Bambara, interest in her has only recently been revived after decades of neglect. read more