LibGuides: ENG330: Their Eyes Were Watching God: Historical Context

Historical Context & Related Sources

Primary Source Set for Their Eyes Were Watching God
Articles, essays and photographs related to the novel. From the Digital Public Library of America.
Zora Neale Hurston and the WPA in Florida
Primary source set includes photos, essays, audio recordings, and more. From the Florida Memory Project, State Library and Archives of Florida.
Six Zora Neale Hurston Sites In Jacksonville
Article and photoes of places in fForida (Jacksonville specifically) associated with Zora Neale Hurston.
The Hidden History of Eatonville (Video, 2 minutes)
CBS 17 news segment.
Eatonville: Holding On To History (Video, 8 minutes)
UVA Religion, Race & Democracy Student Project by Allision Mitchell. Site also includes text and photographs.
"How it Feels to Be Colored Me" by Zora Neale Hurston (video, 10 minutes)
Audio for Hurston's essay "How it Feels to be Colored Me" (1928).