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What was special about Zora Neale Hurston's home town of Eatonville, Florida ?

Correct answer: C. It was primarily African American.

  • A. It was home to the Harlem Renaissance.
  • B. Most of its inhabitants worked for White people.
  • C. It was primarily African American.
  • D. It was destroyed after the Civil War.Stream History Documentaries

Explanation

Eatonville was established as one of the first incorporated African American municipalities in the United States. Its Black self-government strongly shaped Hurston's treatment of African American community life.

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