Zora Neale Hurston was a very inspirational American folklorist, anthropologist and author during the Harlem Renaissance. ... No, Zora Neale Hurston was not yet one of the most celebrated figures of the Harlem Renaissance.... Around this time, Hurston experienced a few early literary successes, including placing in the short-story "Drenched in Light" and playwriting contests in Opportunity magazine (Biography.com; Zora Neale Hurston). ... Hurston sunk into depression as publishers rejected one after another of her pieces of work (Grade Saver; Zora Neale Hurston). ... Zora Neale Hurst...

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The author I chose to present to you is James Mercer Langston Hughes; better know as Langston Hughes (American poet, short story writer, novelist, playwright, autobiographer, and nonfiction writer). ... While in school he wrote poetry and short stories for the high school literary magazine. ... Du Bois (Sociologist, Civil Rights activist, writer, and editor), Duke Ellington (Big Band Musician, composer, pianist), Bessie Smith (American blues singer and songwriter), Zora Neale Hurston (American short story writer, autobiographer, novelist, and folklorist), and of course Langston Hughes, along w...

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