Eatonville, Florida
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Eatonville is a town in Orange County, Florida, United States, six miles north of Orlando. It is part of Greater Orlando. Incorporated on August 15, 1887, it was one of the first freedmen's towns, whi
Eatonville Town Hall
Zora Neale Hurston Commemorative Walkway
Zora Neale Hurston
Their Eyes Were Watching God
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Their Eyes Were Watching God is a 1937 novel by American writer Zora Neale Hurston. It is considered a classic of the Harlem Renaissance and Hurston's best-known work. The novel explores protagonist J
Eatonville, Florida
…in the adjacent town of Maitland. Author Zora Neale Hurston grew up in Eatonville, and the area is featured in many of her stories. Hurston's novel Their Eyes Were Watching God is set in the town and nearby communities, many of which have disappeared with the expansion of Greater Orlando. Before the days of racial integration…
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Hurston in 1938 (Carl Van Vechten, gelatin silver print)