By Sharon L Jones
Zora Neale Hurston, one the 1st nice African-American novelists, was once an immense determine within the Harlem Renaissance and an notion for destiny generations of writers. appropriate for top university and college-level scholars, this publication offers details on Hurston's existence and paintings.
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