Zora Neale Hurston Logging Footage (1928) | With Her Singing

Zora Neale Hurston was better known for her work as a novelist, but could be considered the first African-American woman filmmaker. This is an essential cultural document. Happy Black History Month!

While an anthropologist student at Columbia University, Hurston embarked on a trip throughout Alabama and Florida. She used a 16mm camera to capture life among the rural American-American communities. Hurston would later become a famous author, best known for her novel their Eyes Were Watching God.

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