The inner world of all-black towns as seen through the eyes of Zora Neale Hurston.

In this biography, chronological chapters follow Zora Neale Hurston's family, upbringing, education, influences, and major works, placing these experiences with

Traces the career of the influential African-American writer, citing the historical backdrop of her life and work while considering her relationships with and i

“ I mean to live and die by my own mind,” Zora Neale Hurston told the writer Countee Cullen. Arriving in Harlem in 1925 with little more than a dollar to he

This exceptional collection provides new insight into the life of North Carolina writer and activist Paul Green (1894-1981), the first southern playwright to at