Tag: Zora Neale Hurston
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Zora Neale Hurston
Celebrated author Zora Neale Hurston grew up in Eatonville and is best known for her 1937 novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, though she wrote many other books and short stories within her lifetime.
Early Life
Born in Notasulga, Alabama on January ... Read
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Reverend Eugene Zimmerman and Emily Ann Zimmerman, an oral telling of Friendship with Zora Neale Hurston
An oral history interview with Reverend Gene Zimmerman and his wife, Emily Ann Zimmerman, as they share details of the friendship between Zora Neale Hurston and Emily Ann's mother, Mrs. Clifford Owen.
Eugene Zimmerman, I was born near Tarpon Springs, F ... Read
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Eau Gallie, Florida
Oral history interview with Reverend Gene Zimmerman and his wife, Emily Ann Zimmerman, as they share details of the friendship between Zora Neale Hurston and Emily Ann's mother, Mrs. H. A. Owen.
Ms. Hurston and Mrs. Owen became friends in Eau Galli ... Read
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Devy Jefferson
Friday, January 27, 2012: Shane speaks with Devy Jefferson for the Orlando Memory project during the Zora! Outdoor Festival of the Arts in Eatonville, Florida.
Ms. Jefferson was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1960, grew up in the Bronx, and moved to Eat ... Read
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Interview with Linda Pitts during the Zora! Outdoor Festival of the Arts
ABOVE: Photo of Linda Pitts taken during the Zora! Outdoor Festival of the Arts on Saturday, January 28, 2012.
Interview with Linda Pitts during the Zora! Outdoor Festival of the Arts on Saturday, January 28, 2012.
Shane Roopnarine speaks with Linda P ... Read
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Yvette Jones
Caitlin speaks with Central Florida resident Yvette Jones for the Orlando Memory project during the Zora! Outdoor Festival of the Arts in Eatonville, Florida on Saturday, January 28, 2012.
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Michael Reese
Library staff member Caitlin speaks with Central Florida resident Michael Reese at the Zora! Outdoor Festival of the Arts in Eatonville, Florida on Saturday, January 28, 2012.
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Dijon Brett
Interview with Dijon Brett during the Zora! Outdoor Festival of the Arts. Saturday, January 28, 2012: Caitlin speaks with Central Florida resident Dijon Brett for the Orlando Memory project.
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Events
Orlando Memory Visits the Zora! Outdoor Festival of the Arts 2012
ABOVE: Outreach team members Amanda and Caitlin at the Orlando Memory table during the Zora! Outdoor Festival of the Arts.
The Orange County Library System shared information about the Orlando Memory project with visitors to the Zora! Outdoor Festival of ... Read
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Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities 2010
From the official website for the ZORA! Festival:
Taking place the last week of January each year in Eatonville and throughout Orange County, Florida, this multi-day, multi-disciplinary event celebrates the life and work of 20th century writer, folkloris ... Read
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