Notasulga, Alabama ( (January 7, 1891 – January 28, 1960) age 69 yrs

American writer, folklorist, and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston was one of America’s most accomplished and original writers. She was a central figure in the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and early 1930s. She studied African American heritage at a time when African American culture was not a popular field of study. Hurston was born in Notasulga, Alabama, but moved to Eatonville, Florida, at an early age. Eatonville was the first incorporated all-Black town in the United States. It influenced the folklore and fiction that Hurston later wrote. As a fiction writer, Hurston is noted for her metaphorical language. She is also recognized for her story-telling and her interest in celebrating Southern, African-American culture in the United States.   Hurston’s best-known novel is Their Eyes Were Watching God (1937).