Zora Neal Hurston was a well-known Renaissance author. Hurston attended Howard University, and received her B.A in anthropology from Bernard College. Zora took great pride in her writings. She wrote tales, novels, a stage play, an autobiography and a number of essays. One of Hurston's most well known books is called Mules and men. It is Negro folklore. This book contributes to the knowledge of blacks living in the South. She influenced history by writing about how it was to be a "Negro". She helped give insight to those who had no idea of the black culture. Mrs. Hurston passed away poor and barely recognized for her work. As a folklorist and novelist, she has been a great influence on many writes including Alice Walker.
Althea Gibson grew up in Harlem during the 1930's. She learned to play tennis using a borrowed racquet. Gibson broke the color barrier by being the first black woman to win the Wimbledon Women's Single titles. She won numerous championships including five grand slam titles. Althea was ranked the number one tennis player in the world, later to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Gibson retired from tennis because there was no professional women's tennis circuit at the time. Althea then tool up golf and became the first African American to earn a LPGA Card. With all her accomplishments, Althea died alone and penniless. A pioneer in both amateur tennis and professional golf, Althea paved the way for Venus Williams and Tiger Woods.
Can "anything we love be saved"? Yes, I feel if we really loved something, we would try our best to preserve it. We may not be able to preserve it physically, but you can mentally. For example, you can always keep picture or even tell stories about the loved one or thing. By telling the stories, their name will never be forgotten as it goes on through generations.
When we don't honor our ancestors who paved the way for us history is lost.