1. Zora Neale Hurston 1891-1960

2. General Info. Born January 7, 1891 in Eatonville, Florida Daughter of two former slaves Worked a variety of jobs to support herself while getting an education Earned an associate degree from Howard University in 1920 Enrolled in Barnard College to study under Franz Boas in Anthropology Known as a Folkloric Author

3. Sweat Summary Themes Domestic Abuse/ Domestic Conflict Karma

4. How It Feels to be Colored Me Summary Themes Discrimination Individualism

5. The Gilded Six Bits Summary Themes Fidelity Wealth

6. Characteristics of Negro Expression Summary Themes Explaining Defending

7. Literary Works Color Struck (1925) in Opportunity Magazine, play "Sweat" (1926), short story "How It Feels to Be Colored Me" (1928), essay "Hoodoo in America" (1931) in The Journal of American Folklore "The Gilded Six-Bits" (1933), short story Jonah's Gourd Vine (1934), novel Mules and Men (1935), non-fiction Their Eyes Were Watching God (1937), novel Tell My Horse (1938), non-fiction Moses, Man of the Mountain (1939), novel Dust Tracks on a Road (1942), autobiography Seraph on the Suwanee (1948), novel "What White Publishers Won't Print" (1950) in Negro Digest

8. Sources Gates, Henry Louis, and Nellie Y. Mckay. “Zora Neale Hurston.” The Norton Anthology of African American Literature. Second Edition. New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 1996. 1019-1053. Print. "Zora Neale Hurston Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 06 Apr. 2014..http://www.biography.com/people/zora- neale-hurston-9347659?page=1 Pictures http://www.biography.com/imported/images/Biography/Images/Profiles /H/Zora-Neale-Hurston-9347659-1-402.jpg http://www.biography.com/imported/images/Biography/Images/Profiles /H/Zora-Neale-Hurston-9347659-1-402.jpg http://www.bestplaces.net/images/city/eatonville_fl.gif http://www.360solutions.com/blog/wp- content/uploads/2012/07/books.jpg http://www.360solutions.com/blog/wp- content/uploads/2012/07/books.jpg http://www.verahouse.org/cmsresources/Clothesline%20graphic.JPG http://www.clipartbest.com/cliparts/MiL/Lnx/MiLLnxLia.jpeg http://www.thegreenhead.com/imgs/xl/burlap-gift-sacks-for-large- presents-xl.jpg http://www.thegreenhead.com/imgs/xl/burlap-gift-sacks-for-large- presents-xl.jpg http://www.solidsmack.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/how-to- explain-3d-printing.png http://www.solidsmack.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/how-to- explain-3d-printing.png