[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 117 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 117

  Expressing the sense of Congress that Zora Neale Hurston should be 
 recognized for her achievements as a novelist and anthropologist, and 
       for her contributions to the Harlem Renaissance movement.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 17, 2005

  Mr. Rangel submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Government Reform

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
  Expressing the sense of Congress that Zora Neale Hurston should be 
 recognized for her achievements as a novelist and anthropologist, and 
       for her contributions to the Harlem Renaissance movement.

Whereas Zora Neale Hurston is thought to have been born on January 7, 1891;
Whereas Zora Neale Hurston first attended Howard University and later Barnard 
        College of Columbia University, from which she received her bachelor's 
        degree in anthropology in 1928;
Whereas Zora Neale Hurston was a novelist, folklorist, and anthropologist who 
        drew on all of her areas of expertise to write her novels and short 
        stories;
Whereas Zora Neale Hurston was particularly well known for her anthropological 
        research that focused on the African-American community;
Whereas Zora Neale Hurston conducted extensive research on voodoo practices in 
        black communities in Florida and New Orleans, where she had spent parts 
        of her childhood;
Whereas, in 1937, Zora Neale Hurston published her novel, ``Their Eyes Were 
        Watching God,'' often noted as her greatest work;
Whereas Zora Neale Hurston is recognized as one of the most creative writers of 
        the Harlem Renaissance; and
Whereas Zora Neale Hurston died on January 28, 1960, in poverty and obscurity, 
        but today her literary work is celebrated throughout the world, and many 
        of her novels and short stories are considered classics: Now, therefore, 
        be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of Congress that Zora Neale Hurston should be 
recognized as an accomplished anthropologist, as one of the most 
talented novelists and literary figures of her time, and for her 
contributions to the Harlem Renaissance movement.
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