It's the summer of 1927 and Zora Neale Huston and Langston Hughes are driving across the South searching for folklore, swapping stories, and enjoying being the newfound stars of the Harlem Renaissance. Starring Alicia Walters.

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SOURCES

Zora and Langston: A Story of Friendship and Betrayal by Yuval Taylor
Dust Tracks on a Road by Zora Neale Hurston
In Search of Zora Neale Hurston by Alice Walker
The Dinner Party That Started the Harlem Renaissance by Veronica Chambers and Michelle May-Curry
The Complex Literary Friendship Between Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston by Yuval Taylor
Mules and Men by Zora Neale Hurston
Jackson's classic collection of Black "toasts" is resurrected by Patricia Donovan
Get Your Ass in the Water and Swim Like Me: Narrative Poetry from Black Oral Tradition by Bruce Jackson
Check out The Chicago Defender digitized and stored at The Library of Congress
Read the archives at The Chicago Defender Archives

Zora Neale Hurston + Langston Hughes: Best Friends Forever

Our Ancestors Were Messy

Zora Neale Hurston + Langston Hughes: Best Friends Forever