Novelist and folklorist Zora Neale Hurston was born on Jan. 7th, 1891 in Eatonville, Florida. That made us think of our conversation with Valerie Boyd about her book, “Wrapped in Rainbows: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston.”
Valerie Boyd tells Jim Fleming that Hurston grew up in a supportive all-Black community and was interested in writing about the inner lives of ordinary Black women.