Zora Neale Hurston is one of the preeminent writers of black literature.  But she died broke and largely ignored in 1960.  Now, the town of her birth brings the story of her life to the public.

To see how her birthplace celebrates her life every year, and why some are comparing her to Barack Obama, click here.

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