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Zora's Last Dance

38m · Wait Five Minutes · 19 Feb 05:30

What White Publishers Won't Print by Zora Neale Hurston

In 1957, The Fort Pierce Chronicle started publishing a newspaper aimed at the local Black community. Enter Zora Neale Hurston, near the end of her life, looking for a new opportunity. The rest is a history we are still looking to preserve.

Thank you to Gregory Enns of the Indian River Magazine for his help! If you have any copies of the Fort Pierce Chronicle, find out where to send it to right here!

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