The Greatest Love Story Ever Told

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Content warnings: discussion of racism, death

Zora Neale Hurston's 1937 novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God, is (in my humble opinion) the greatest love story ever told. But perhaps not for the reasons you might assume...

Hurston wrote this firecracker of a novel in just seven weeks. She led an extraordinary life and broke the mold when it came to writing about love, death, race, and religion. She was a pioneer, and in more ways that one.

Learn about her fascinating life and her transcendent writing in this video!

Written, presented, and edited by Rosie Whitcombe
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Directed, produced, and edited by Matty Phillips
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