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Zora Neale Hurston Harlem's Brightest Star — Buried in an Unmarked Florida Grave

Zora Neale Hurston: Harlem's Brightest Star — Buried in an Unmarked Florida Grave She was the most successful Black female writer of the first half of the 20th century. The first Black graduate of Barnard College. The queen of the Harlem Renaissance. But when Zora Neale Hurston passed away in 1960, she was penniless — working as a maid, living in a Florida welfare home, and buried in an unmarked grave for thirteen years. In this video, you'll discover: How Eatonville, Florida — one of America's first all-Black towns — shaped Hurston's fearless voice The story behind "Their Eyes Were Watching God," written in just seven weeks in Haiti Why the Harlem Renaissance literary world turned against her How Alice Walker's 1973 journey through a snake-filled cemetery brought Hurston back from obscurity 📌 Visual Note: This video uses AI-generated imagery to visualize historical scenes from the early 1900s where no photographs exist. All facts, quotes, and dates are verified through university archives and primary sources listed below. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Introduction: Brightest Star to Unmarked Grave 0:56 - Act 1: Eatonville — Where She Learned to Shine 3:30 - Act 2: Harlem Renaissance Glory Years 6:04 - Act 3: The Fall — Scandal and Silence 8:38 - Act 4: A Genius Forgotten 10:23 - Act 5: Alice Walker's Search 12:57 - Epilogue: A Legacy Reclaimed 18:18 - End 📚 Sources & Further Reading: Zora Neale Hurston Digital Archive — University of Florida: https://ufdc.ufl.edu/hurston "In Search of Zora Neale Hurston" — Alice Walker, Ms. Magazine (March 1975) Library of Congress — Zora Neale Hurston Collection Barnard College Archives — First Black Graduate Records ZoraNealHurston.com — Official Estate Website "Wrapped in Rainbows: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston" — Valerie Boyd (2003) 💬 Zora Neale Hurston's story reminds us that genius can be erased — and reclaimed. Do you know of other forgotten figures from the Harlem Renaissance who deserve to be remembered? Share their names in the comments. If you want more stories of forgotten American history, subscribe and hit the bell 🔔 #ZoraNealeHurston #HarlemRenaissance #BlackHistory #FloridaHistory #AliceWalker #AmericanLiterature #ForgottenHistory