“Jes' 'cause women folks ain't got no big muscled arm and fistes like jugs, folks claim they's weak vessels, but dass uh lie. Dat piece uh red flannel she got hung 'tween her jaws is equal tuh all the fistes God ever made and man ever seen.”
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Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960) was an American anthropologist, folklorist, and novelist who played a pivotal role in the Harlem Renaissance. Born in Alabama and raised in Eatonville, Florida, she became the first African American student at Barnard College, Columbia University, studying under Franz Boas. Hurston is best known for her novel "Their Eyes Were Watching God," now considered a classic of American literature. She conducted extensive anthropological fieldwork in the American South and Caribbean, preserving African American folk traditions. Though largely forgotten after her death, her work was revived by Alice Walker in the 1970s, establishing her as a foundational figure in African American literature and anthropology. more
“Nature has placed in your heart such strength to which there is no match.”
“Music is ... A higher revelation than all Wisdom & Philosophy”
“We believe tradition makes us strong when it's just a leash meant to bring us to our knees.”
“If we want to build our faith in God, maybe we should start by understanding His faith in us.”
“Aren’t you strong enough to walk alone? We must each of us find God by ourselves.”