She was raised in Eatonville, Florida, where her parents moved shortly after her birth. After sallying forth from Eatonville she made her way through Barnard and Columbia, where she studied under the eminent anthropologist Franz Boas. Nearly forty years since her death, Zora's works are experiencing a resurgence in popularity, largely due to the efforts of Alice Walker , who discovered Zora's works during the 1970's. For the past decade, her home town of Eatonville has celebrated an annual festival in Zora's honor. The library in Fort Pierce, FL has been named after her, and Morgan State University is home to the Zora Neale Hurston Society.
Research is formalized curiousity.
It is poking and prying with a purpose. It is a seeking that he who wishes may know the cosmic secrets of the world and they that dwell therein. Jonah's Gourd Vine. Their Eyes Were Watching God. J.B. Lippincott Company 1938 Tell My Horse.