Zora Neale Hurston, a literary luminary of the Harlem Renaissance, left an indelible mark on American literature, carving a path as a novelist, anthropologist and folklorist.
Born Jan. 7, 1891, in Notasulga, Alabama, Hurston’s journey unfolded against the backdrop of a racially charged America, yet she emerged as a fearless chronicler of the human experience.
Hurston’s childhood was marked by upheav…