Zora Neale Hurston: Reclaiming a Literary and Folklore Legend for Alabama

Born in Notasulga, Alabama, and raised in Florida, Zora Neale Hurston was an African American anthropologist and folklorist whose literary and creative achievements occurred alongside those of better-known Tallulah Bankhead. Hurston, a two-time Guggenheim winner, collected the everyday songs, tales and stories of black people and workers in the South and Caribbean during and following her heyday in Harlem in the 1920s and 1930s.

Dr. Sharony Green is a professor of History at University of Alabama. She was born and raised in Miami with roots in the Deep South and the Bahamas. Her recent published work includes a book on Alabama-native Zora Neale Hurston's trip to Honduras in the 1940s and a memoir on using her own life and Tuscaloosa as a "lab" to teach public history.

The OLLI Brown Bag Series is free and open to the public. Guests are welcome to bring a lunch to enjoy during the presentation. No registration required. For upcoming events, visit aub.ie/ollievents.

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