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Though orphaned and impoverished, Zora Neale Hurston was determined to get an education at a time when few African-American women received college degrees. After Hurston worked her way through Barnard College, she became known as both a brilliant write
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<div> <p>Though she died penniless and forgotten, Zora Neale Hurston is now recognized as a major figure in African American literature. Best known for her 1937 novel <i>Their Eyes Were Watching God,</i> she also published numerous short stories and essays, three other novels, and two books on black