Zora Neale Hurston

http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2002-04-26/zora-neale-hurston

Listen Friday, Apr. 26, 2002 at 1:06 p.m. in Arts & Culture, Performing Arts, The Politics Hour, Theater

Many know Zora Neale Hurston as a Harlem Renaissance writer. But she was also an anthropologist, capturing black southern poems, folk tales, and even jokes on the page. Join Kojo and guests for a conversation about Hurston's life and the recent discovery of her play, "Polk County."

Audio archives, transcripts and CDs will be available approximately 15 minutes after the program ends.

Guests

Irma McClaurin

associate professor, coordinator of the Zora Neale Hurston Diaspora Studies Research Project, Department of Anthropology, University of Florida, Gainesville

Marita Golden

Founder, The President and Founder of the Zora Neale Hurston-Richard Wright Foundation; also author of "Don't Play in the Sun: One Woman's Journey Through the Color Complex" (Doubleday)

Cathy Madison

adapter and dramaturg of Polk County for Arena Stage

Perri Gaffney

actress (Polk County's Dicey Long)

Gin Hammond

actress (Polk County's Leafy Lee)

Harriett D. Foy

actress (Polk County's Big Sweet)

John Cephas

actor/musician (Polk County's Guitar)

Phil Wiggins

actor/musician (Polk County's Harmonica)

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