HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-045 RESOLUTION NO. 10-045
A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2010 AS
"ZORA NEALE HURSTON DAY" IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA, IN
CELEBRATION OF THE LIFE AND LITERARY ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE
LATE HARLEM RENAISSANCE AUTHOR, ZORA NEALE HURSTON AND
RECOGNIZINGTHE 50T" ANNIVERSARY OF HER DEATH ON JANUARY
28, 1960
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made the
following determinations:
1. The Zora Fest Committee of Fort Pierce - St. Lucie County wishes to recognize the
50th anniversaryofthedeath ofthelate Harlem Renaissance authorZora Neale Hurston on January
28, 1960.
2. Hurston, an inductee ofthe Florida Artist Hall of Fame, spent many years in Florida,
as a child growing up in Eatonville; as a researcher for her anthropological studies in black songs
and stories atturpentine camps; as a writerforthe Works ProgressAdministration Federal Writers
Project collecting folklore that is now part of a collection at the Library of Congress; and as a
novelist portraying the stories of her life, her experiences and her interests.
3. Hurston is best known for her masterwork, Their Eyes Were Watching God (1937),
six novels, four children's books, her autobiography, DustTrackson a Road (1942), and other plays
and magazine publications.
4. Hurston came to Fort Pierce at the request of C.E. Bolen, publisher of the black
newspaper, The Chronicle, to write columns for his newspaper, to work part-time at Lincoln Park
Academy, and to continue writing magazine articles, while working on her unfinished book, Herod
the Great.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie
County, Florida:
1. This Board does hereby designate Thursday, January 28, 2010 as "ZORA NEALE
HURSTON DAY" in St. Lucie County, Florida, recognizing the 50th anniversary of Hurston's death
on January 28, 1960.
3. This Board urges the citizens of St. Lucie. County to participate in the events
scheduled to honor Zora Neale Hurston at Zora Fest. The Zora Fest Committee invites everyone
to a special remembrance at Hurston's gravesite at Sarah's memorial Garden in Fort Pierce at 4:00
pm on January 28, 2010 honoring Hurston's achievements in literature, folklife, anthropology and
cultural studies.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 26th day of January 2010.
ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
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