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The Films of Zora Neale Hurston

Filmmaker Tracy Heather Strain talks about Zora Neale Hurston and her interest in capturing the rural Black folk in her writings and ethnographic work. In multiple trips to the south, Hurston shot 16mm film of rural Black people, culture and customs amassing 85 minutes of footage that she shot and/or directed.
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The War on Disco
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The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi's Schools
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Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming A Space
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The Lie Detector
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Teaser | Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming A Space
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The Films of Zora Neale Hurston
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Chapter 1 | Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space
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Zora Neale Hurston, In Her Own Words
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