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Zora Neale Hurston Centennial Celebration

Barnard to Host the First Zora Neale Hurston Summit

The Zora Neale Hurston Trust will honor the famed storyteller this winter, in serendipitous alignment with the centennial anniversary of her time as a student on campus.

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