5 classic books that explore race and feminism

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

5 classic books that explore race and feminism
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No list of classic, Black female writers could be complete without the powerhouse herself, Zora Neale Hurston. Written as a retrospective frame narrative, the novel records Janie Crawford on her journey to find love through three different marriages. As the character grows and matures, she finds herself questioning if she needs her happiness to come from a man at all.


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