... of African American life and speech in her writing. Hurston's black heritage and her family's experiences let her connect on a deeper level when other authors could not. Hurston's early life consisted of religion since both of the male figures in her family were preachers in the small town of Eatonville, Florida, one of the first official all-black towns to remain in the United States to this day. ... She was then introduced to the world of literature in 1901 at the age of 10, when Northern school teachers allowed her to read ... Jones, Alice Walker and Toni Cade Bambara. Alice Walker cl...

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