Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming A Space

American Experience, TV's most-watched history series, brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.

Season 35 Episode 2 | 112m 24s | CC

Meet the influential author and key figure of the Harlem Renaissance. Also a trained anthropologist, Zora Neale Hurston collected folklore throughout the South and Caribbean — reclaiming, honoring and celebrating Black life on its own terms.

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