DC Reads: Zora Neale Hurston

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Listen Wednesday, May. 9, 2007 at 1:41 p.m. in Arts & Culture

Zora Neale Hurston was a novelist, folklorist, dramatist, and anthropologist. This month, the Humanities Council of Washington, D.C. is celebrating Hurston's life and scores of Washingtonians are reading her famous novel, "Their Eyes Were Watching God." Hear about this public celebration and learn about Hurston's connection to Washington DC.

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Guests

Joy Ford Austin

Executive Director, Humanities Council for Washington, DC

Clyde McElvene

executive director and co-founder, Hurston/Wright Foundation

Michon Boston

program manager, DC's Big Read.

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