In 1936, the anthropologist and noted Harlem Renaissance figure Zora Neale Hurston traveled to Jamaica to learn the customs and traditions of its free Black population. Her experience there highlights one of the many ways she was ahead of her time.
To learn more about Zora Neale Hurston, watch the new doc ZORA NEALE HURSTON: CLAIMING A SPACE at pbs.org/americanexperience and on the PBS Video app.
