Hurston's novel follows protagonist, Janie Crawford, through the first forty years of her life in rural Florida. Their Eyes Were Watching God: Chapter 1 The novel begins with Janie's arrival in Eatonville. The women gossip about her as they speculate about what brought her back from the ...
He decided to apply to Morehouse College upon graduation from high school. When he boarded that bus from his home in Florida bound for Atlanta, he had no idea how he would pay for a college education. When he arrived on campus, surprisingly Thurman discovered that his tuition, room, board...
I asked him to consider this: Ruth is every black kid who has to go to Robert E. Lee High School or live on Stonewall Jackson Boulevard. She’s every black kid who’s had to look at a statue of a Confederate general or plantation owner as they walk down that street to school. And...
A split-time romance centered around a roller-skating rink on the Florida coast. The rink’s mysterious origins set it apart in the small town, and it’s always been a haven in the community, but 1980s developers threaten to raze it so they can build high-rise beach condos. A hotheaded...