HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-059 RESOLUTION NO. 11-059
A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THE WEEK OF MARCH 21, 2011
THROUGH MARCH 27, 2011 AS "ZORA NEALE HURSTON WEEK" IN
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA, RECOGNIZING THE LITERARY
ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE LATE HARLEM RENAISSANCE AUTHOR
ZORA NEALE HURSTON AND INVITING THE COMMUNITY TO
PARTICIPATE IN ZORA FEST! ACTIVITIESTHROUGHOUTTHE WEEK,
INCLUDING A BOOK REVIEW, THE ZORA FEST! FESTIVAL AND AN
AUTHORS BRUNCH
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made the
following determinations:
1. The Zora Neal Hurston Florida Education Foundation, a 501(c) 3 non-profit
organization, will be presenting the 7`h annual Zora Fest! Travels with Zora on Saturday, March 26,
2011 at Lincoln Park Academy in Fort Pierce.
2. Hurston, an inductee of the 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, DustTracks on 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 RESOIVED by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie
County, Florida:
1. This Board does hereby designate the week of March 21, 2011 through March 27,
2011 as "ZORA NEALE HURSTON WEEK" in St. Lucie County, Florida.
3. This Board urges the citizens of St. Lucie County to recognize the literary
achievements Zora Neale Hurston and invite the community to participate in Zora Fest! activities
throughout the week, including the Zora Scholars program, a Book Review, the Zora Fest! festival
and an Authors Brunch.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this day of March, 2011.
ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCI UNTY, FLORIDA
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