Hurston Webquest

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1. When and where was Zora Neale Hurston born? Where did she move as a young girl?
Born on Jan. 7, 1891, in Notasulga, Alabama, Hurston moved with her family to Eatonville, Florida,
http://zoranealehurston.com/about/index.html
2. Given your knowledge of the time and place, what kind of world did Hurston grow up in? she grew up in a
place were racism and segregation was very prevalent.
3. What was the extent of Hurstons education? Considering her gender and color, does this surprise you?
Explain. Graduating from college. Yes because a lot of black women did not go to college let alone finish it.
Go to the following site for Eatonville, Florida http://townofeatonville.com/
4. When, and by whom, was Eatonville founded?

it was founded by three Union officers, Captain Josiah Eaton, Captain Lewis Lawrence and another officer who
is unknown. Right after the civil war.
5. Who was it named after?
captain Eaton
6. What is significant about Eatonville and African-American history?
The school was designed to educate the black youth of Eatonville in a wide variety of subjects, specifically life
skills. The school was named after Dr. Robert Hungerford, a white physician from Maitland who was teaching
the local black men reading and writing.
7. What kind of achievements is Hurston noted for?
one of the finest American novelists of the first half of the 20th century
http://fcit.usf.edu/florida/lessons/hurston/hurston.htm
8. Use Google to look up The Harlem Renaissance. What was it?

The Harlem Renaissance was the name given to the cultural, social, and artistic explosion that took place in
Harlem between the end of World War I and the middle of the 1930s
9. When and where did it occur?
1920- mid 1930 , Harlem, New York
10. Who were some of the key participants?

jean Toomer, Jessie Fauset, Claude McKay, Zora Neale Hurston, James Weldon Johnson, Alain Locke, Omar
Al Amiri, Eric D. Walrond and Langston Hughes.
11. Use Google to look up when (and how) Zora Neale Hurston died.
january 28, 1960, hypertensive heart disease
12. Look up a definition of vernacular language. Explain in your own words what the term means and how it
might be applied to the novel we are about to read, which takes place in the Deep South. Its the language is
the native language of that specific type of people. She may portray the southern voices, very country/southern
like.
13. Us the following link to explore Hurstons use of Florida as a setting for African American folk life (scroll to
the bottom of page 2 of the document you find there, and read the short article called Scholarly Criticism on
the Use of Florida):
http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00076693/00001
14. Why was Hurston criticized by other African American writers at the end of her literary career?
Her work did not reflect the growing politicization of African American literature.
15. According to Hurston, what role should cultural forms play in the writing of African Americans?
By utilizing African American tradition in writing.
Using the same document, scroll down to page 5 to the article Hurston and Hughes: Competing
Public Intellectualism.
16. Explain how Mule Bone was supposed to be an example of real Negro art theatre.
Two put a connection between African American tradition and rural time period.
17. According to the article, why was it problematic?
18. How have African-Americans historically dealt with oppression and self-identity in this country? Offer some
reasons why. They have learned to love themselves. And learned you cant change people thoughts or
mindsets just actions. Also has learned that we dont need the white population to become successful.
Reasons why are, black people still notice that racism is still a thing with all these white officers killing black
people. Also we have read about so many African Americans that overcame traumatic things so that shows we
are strong and can do anything possible.

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Directions: Use the websites provided to find the answers for this Web Quest.

Put your answers on a

Go to the following site for Eatonville, Florida http://townofeatonville.com/

4. When, and by whom, was Eatonville founded?

8. Use Google to look up The Harlem Renaissance. What was it?

10. Who were some of the key participants?

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