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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.

Eatonville, Florida, is built on dreams. It nurtured the goals of a young Zora Neale Hurston. This year the annual Zora! Festival celebrated an even bigger dream.

Zora Neale Hurston dared to be bold at a time when women like her were told they were inferior. In this episode of the Growing Bolder TV Show, we honor the woman who helped shape the civil rights movement with her words.