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Zora Neale Hurston

By Jasmyne Promisee

  • her birthdate

    Hurston's actual birthdate was unknown to her.

  • Family moves to Eatonville, FL

    Eatonville, FL, was the first incorporated town only for African-Americans. The town figured prominently in many of Hurston's writings.

  • Highschool Graduation

    Graduated from Morgan Academy, which was the high school division of Morgan College- which has sense become Morgan State University

  • Married Herbert Sheen

    In 1927, she married Herbert Sheen- this marriage lasted 4 years.

  • Graduated Barnard College, Columbia University

    Hurston's field of study was anthropology.

  • Jonah's Gourd Vine is published

    Zora Neale Hurston's first novel

  • Their Eyes Were Watching God

    This novel is considered to be Hurston's finest.

  • 2nd marriage

    In 1939, she married Albert Prince; however, after only 7 months this marriage failed as well.

  • The Charges

    In 1948, Hurston was arrested and charged with "committing an immoral act with a ten-year-old boy." She later proved that she was not even in the country at the time, but she was upset about the negative publicity

  • Zora's Passing

    On January 28, 1960 Zora passed away at the age of 68 in Fort Pierce, Florida