{"id":6472,"date":"2021-07-07T23:20:01","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T06:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=6472"},"modified":"2021-07-07T23:20:01","modified_gmt":"2021-07-08T06:20:01","slug":"republicans-in-history-zora-neale-hurston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=6472","title":{"rendered":"Republicans In History: Zora Neale Hurston"},"content":{"rendered":"

A staple of the Harlem Renaissance, whose story reflected the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>struggles and dreams of all Americans, the author, and activist Zora<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Neale Hurston made her start in\u00a0Notasulga, Alabama, on January 7, 1891.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

At\u00a0the time period she was born,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>African-American women were especially treated unfairly in the south. Even<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>though the\u00a0Civil War ended slavery, Zora was still exposed to the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>lingering racism and injustice of the South which she fought\u00a0along with other issues throughout her life. Though she had many\u00a0setbacks, Hurston was too motivated and persistent to be held back for\u00a0long<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Zora was the daughter of two former slaves.\u00a0 Her father worked as a pastor.\u00a0 Her mother passed away in 1904. To maintain herself financially, Zora took on several jobs, including one as a maid for an actress on tour with the Gilbert Sullivan group. Her ultimate goal was to receive an education.\u00a0 Finally, in 1920 she obtained an<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Associate\u2019s Degree from Howard University, where\u00a0she\u00a0published her\u00a0earliest\u00a0works in the school newspaper.\u00a0After college, she moved to\u00a0Harlem which would become the center of a crucial revival of\u00a0black\u00a0culture.\u00a0Here she thrived.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Living in Harlem in the 1920s, Zora met big names like Langston<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Hughes, jazz poet and musician, and poet\u00a0Countee\u00a0Cullen.\u00a0Harlem in the early 20th century\u00a0attracted\u00a0black artists, poets, and authors\u00a0who<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>came in rejection of\u00a0the caste system of the South.\u00a0 Here they sought\u00a0self<\/span>–<\/span>expression\u00a0and pride in their\u00a0culture. Zora\u2019s apartment was a\u00a0popular<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>spot for social gatherings.\u00a0 Here she experienced some early<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>success in contests in Opportunity\u00a0magazine.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Her love for culture and storytelling\u00a0was rekindled when she returned to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>school at\u00a0Barnard College.\u00a0 There she studied\u00a0anthropology and\u00a0how humans interact<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>across cultures. She used this knowledge when she returned to Florida<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a01927 to begin collecting African-American folk tales.\u00a0 She\u00a0created her collection\u00a0\u201cMules and Men\u201d\u00a0(1935).<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Zora\u00a0continued exploring art through\u00a0many projects, including\u00a0collaboration\u00a0on a play\u00a0with Langston Hughes\u00a0which displayed\u00a0the\u00a0Negro\u00a0life in<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>comedic fashion. Zora released\u00a0\u201cJonah\u2019s Gourd Vine\u201d\u00a0her first novel in<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>1934. Two\u00a0years later\u202fshe\u00a0obtained a Guggenheim Fellowship which allowed<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>her to write\u00a0her most famous work \u201cTheir Eyes Were\u00a0Watching God\u201d\u00a0(1935).<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>In 1952, Zora got involved in a murder trial through her coverage of<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the judges and how\u00a0the court conducted\u00a0the investigation. She continued<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to write, though\u00a0she\u00a0struggled\u00a0financially, until her death in 1960.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

According to John McWhorter, an Associate Professor from Columbia<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>University, Hurston was \u201cAmerica\u2019s\u00a0favorite black conservative.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Truthfully, Zora was quite conservative compared to her colleagues\u00a0who\u00a0sympathized with the Soviet Union and Franklin Roosevelt\u2019s New<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Deal policies. Hurston believed in foreign\u00a0policy non-interventionism<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>as well as\u00a0feminist individualism.\u00a0\u00a0 Both\u00a0of those\u00a0aspects contributed<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to black\u00a0cultural revival and continuity, themes close to Zora\u2019s heart. Zora\u2019s resilience, especially at\u00a0a time when it\u00a0was harder for<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>people like her to succeed, shows the great\u00a0accomplishment\u00a0that comes with<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>ambition and passion.\u00a0Hurston\u2019s ability to uphold her values, both<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>cultural and Republican, displayed\u00a0her resilience and love.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A staple of the Harlem Renaissance, whose story reflected the\u00a0struggles and dreams of all Americans, the author, and activist Zora\u00a0Neale Hurston made her start in\u00a0Notasulga, Alabama, on January 7, 1891.\u00a0 At\u00a0the time period she was born,\u00a0African-American women were especially treated unfairly in the south. 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