American Experience · SEASON 35
Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space
Episode 2 · 2023-01-17

- Documentary
Episode overview
Meet the influential author and key figure of the Harlem Renaissance. Also a trained anthropologist, Zora Neale Hurston collected folklore throughout the South and Caribbean — reclaiming, honoring and celebrating Black life on its own terms.
112 minutes
Season 35 episodes
1. The Lie Detector2023-01-03
2. Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space2023-01-17
3. Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History2023-02-20
4. The Movement and the "Madman"2023-03-28
5. The Sun Queen2023-04-04
6. Casa Susanna2023-06-27
7. The Busing Battleground2023-09-11
8. The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi's Schools2023-09-12
9. The War on Disco2023-10-30