Hurston
Zora Neale [neel] /nil/ (Show IPA), 1891?–1960, U.S. author and folklorist.
Contemporary Examples
We “chase after literary journalism,” to learn to “see in more ways than one,” he writes quoting Hurston.
Jeff Sharlet’s ‘Radiant Truths’: How Religion Shaped American Literary Journalism Jonathan D. Fitzgerald May 3, 2014
Yet today apparently that qualifies as right-wing boilerplate that would qualify Hurston as a race traitor.
Standardized Tests Aren’t Racist: How Brown Kids Can Ace the Test to Get Into New York’s Stuyvesant John McWhorter June 26, 2014
Historical Examples
The great avenue of Hurston was all aglow with the golden sunset.
The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869 Various
The chapel of Hurston was rich with quaint carving and medival ornament.
The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869 Various
“Your Uncle Charles would be the owner of Hurston, my darling,” was the low reply.
The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869 Various
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