HER LIFE REFLECTED IN MAJOR WORKS: ZORA NEALE HURSTON Zora Neale Hurston, an early twentieth century Afro-American feminist author, was raised in a predominately black community that gave her a unique perspective on race relations, apparent in her novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God. Hurston drew on her on experiences as a feminist Afro-American female to create a story about the transformation of Janie, from a young unconfident girl to a thriving woman. Janie experiences …showed first 75 words of 1539 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1539 total…her writings Hurston had two large obstacles in her way, the fact that she was black, and that she was a woman. Hurston persevered and continued to struggle on, and that was precisely why she promoted equality. Her power as an individual was so overwhelming; she was in fact the Harlem Renaissance’s most effective attack on racism. Hurston put it best when she said, “at certain times I have no race, I AM ME.”