@drhettie oooh this sounds so good!
“Claiming a Space, a new in-depth #biography of the influential #author whose groundbreaking anthropological work would challenge assumptions about #race, #gender and cultural superiority that had long defined the field in the #19thcentury . Directed by #TracyHeatherStrain , produced by #RandallMacLowry and executive #produced by #CameoGeorge , the #film premieres on #american EXPERIENCE on Tuesday, January 17, 9:00-11:00 p.m. ET (check local listings) on PBS, PBS.org and the #PBS Video app.
Raised in the small all-Black #Florida town of #Eatonville , #zoranealehurston studied at #howarduniversity before arriving in #newyork in #1925 . She would soon become a key figure of the #HarlemRenaissance , best remembered for her novel #TheirEyesWereWatchingGod .”
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