A national radio documentary exploring the life and works of the Florida folklorist and celebrated writer of the Harlem Renaissance. The production featured Hurston biographers Valerie Boyd, Carla Kaplan, and Robert Hemenway, as well as music from the era and dramatic readings by actress Ruby Dee. Hosted by actress Vanessa Williams, syndicated by Public Radio International (PRI) February 2007. (Writer/Producer)

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Artwork created for the national documentary, based on a photograpy taken by Carl Van Vechten in 1938

 

Actress Vanessa Williams served as host of the national documentary

 

Zora Neale Hurston poses at the New York Times Book Fair in New York City in 1937. Courtesy of Library of Congress