Chapter 1 | Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space
Clip: Season 35 Episode 2 | 10m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
The influential author and anthropologist whose work reclaimed and honored Black life.
Meet the influential author and key figure of the Harlem Renaissance. Also a trained anthropologist, Hurston collected folklore throughout the South and Caribbean — reclaiming, honoring and celebrating Black life on its own terms.
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Chapter 1 | Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space
Clip: Season 35 Episode 2 | 10m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
Meet the influential author and key figure of the Harlem Renaissance. Also a trained anthropologist, Hurston collected folklore throughout the South and Caribbean — reclaiming, honoring and celebrating Black life on its own terms.
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The Films of Zora Neale Hurston
Interview with filmmaker Tracy Heather Strain about the ethnographic work of Hurston. (2m 58s)
Teaser | Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming A Space
The influential author and anthropologist whose work reclaimed and honored Black life. (30s)
Zora Neale Hurston, In Her Own Words
A glimpse into the anthropologist’s trailblazing practice, as described by Hurston herself (1m 44s)
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Corporate sponsorship for American Experience is provided by Liberty Mutual Insurance and Carlisle Companies. Major funding by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.