Zora Neale Hurston’s 1937 novel, "Their Eyes Were Watching God," mixed memory, history, personal experience, fiction, and research into a story told through the eyes of a southern Black American girl-turned-woman named Janie Crawford. 'Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space' streaming here: https://to.pbs.org/3XG0Tj5 | American Experience | PBS

Zora Neale Hurston has long been considered a literary giant of the Harlem Renaissance, but her anthropological and ethnographic endeavors were equally important and impactful. This in-depth biography delves into the life and work of the influential author and anthropologist whose work would challenge assumptions about race, gender, and cultural superiority that had long defined the field in the 19th century. “Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space” premieres Jan 17 at 9/8c on PBS. https://to.pbs.