Hurston's early life consisted of religion since both of the male figures in her family were preachers in the small town of Eatonville, Florida, one of the first official all-black towns to remain in the United States to this day. ... Alice Walker claimed that if Their Eyes are Watching God was never published, her award winning novel, The Color Purple, would have never been created. ...

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