(AURN News) — Zora Neale Hurston died Jan. 28, 1960 — 66 years ago — leaving behind one of the most important legacies in Black literature.
Born in 1891 in Alabama, Hurston became a groundbreaking writer and anthropologist who captured Black life, language and culture with brilliance and respect at a time when many mocked or ignored it.
She is best known for her classic novel “Their Eyes Were Watching God,” but her impact goes far beyond one book.
Hurston documented Black Southern traditions, storytelling and spiritual life in ways that helped preserve history that might otherwise have been erased.
She died at 69 in Florida, and for years her work was overlooked — until a later revival cemented her as a giant.
Her voice still reminds readers that Black life is worthy of art, memory and truth.
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