2.  Zora Neale Hurston was born in
Notalsuga, Alabama on January 7, 1891.
 Her parents were John Hurston and Lucy Ann
Hurston. They have eight children.
 At three, the family moved to Eatonville, Florida.
 In 1901, she discovered an interest in literature.
 In 1904, her mother died and her father
immediately was remarried to Matte Morge.

3.  As a teen, she was sent away to boarding
school until her parents no longer paid her
tuition.
 In 1917, she began attending Morgan Academy
and graduated the next year.
 In 1918, she attended Howard University for
undergraduate studies.
 In 1925, she received a scholarship to Barnard
College where she was the only black student.
 She received her B.A. in anthropology in 1927
at 36 years old.