Zora Neale Hurston's "Sweat" embodies some aspects that are found in Walker's and Marshall's essays. ... They both refer to great writers such as Zora Neale Hurston or Phillis Wheatley. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

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 with many many more. ...

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• Grade Level: High School