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WHEN SHE NEEDED TO KICK THE DUST OFF HER FEET, PERHAPSES TO DO A LITTLE FIELD RESEARCH, VISIT A FRIEND OR FAMILY MEMBER, OR SIMPLY TO HAVE AN ADVENTURE,...
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BESTOW RESPECT ON ZORA. THANK YOU PERSONALLY VERY MUCH. WE'RE IN FOR A TREAT TONIGHT. I CAN FEEL HER HERE TONIGHT. SO, SIT BACK AND ENJOY. THANK YOU...
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MUCH. >> THANK YOU T LUCY. WOW. WHAT AN HONOR IT IS TO BE HERE TONIGHT IN HARLEM, THE PLACE THAT WAS SO IMPORTANT TO HER AND WHAT AN INCREDIBLE HONOR...
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HURSTON SCHOLARS AND ILLUMINARIES AND AMAZING PEOPLE. I ALSO WANT TO ECHO LUCY'S THANKS TO SANDRA JACKSON AND THE STUDIO MUSEUM, TO ALLISON RICH AND...
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MUCH. >> HMM. HMM. ONE MORE TIME. (music) >> I CHOSE SOMETHING OUTSIDE OF WHAT WAS GIVEN TO ME INITIALLY
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BECAUSE I ASKED LUCY WHAT WAS HER FAVORITE LETTER AND WHEN SHE TOLD ME, MR. BROOKS SO GRACIOUSLY LOCATED IT FOR ME. AND I'M GOING TO SHARE IT WITH YOU...
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TIME. ON BOARD THE HOUSEBOAT CRUISER SUNTAN, P.O. BOX 268,DAY DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA, JUNE 11, 1945, DR. W.E.B. DUBOIS, ATLANTA UNIVERSITY, ATLANTIC,...
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THAT IS NOT ASKED OF ME. I AM NO ORGANIZER AND I KNOW IT. THAT IS WHY I'VE ACCEPTED NEVER ANY APPOINTMENTS, HAVE I
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ACCEPTED, THOUGH, THREE OF THEM HAVE BEEN OFFERED TO ME SINCE THE WAR BEGAN. I LIKE TO SIT AND MEDITATE AND GO MY OWN WAY SO I CAN SAY FOR WHAT I WANT....
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OVER SITES, I COULD SAVE YOU A LOT OF TROUBLE BY DRIVING AROUND TO LOOK SINCE I KNOW THE STATE PRETTY WELL. I THINK THAT I KNOW WHERE TO GET SOME MAHOGANY...
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| 00:18:11 |
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FROM ZORA ZEALE HURSTON. BUT HERE WE GO. TO COUNTY COLLINS. MY DEAR COUNTY, I KNOW THAT I'M A REP RA BAIT.
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| 00:18:23 |
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I'M CROSS-EYED AND MY FEET AIN'T MATES. ALL OF THIS I ACKNOWLEDGE BEFORE YOU SAY IT, SO SAVE YOUR BREATH AND YOUR TEMPER. NOW, I RECEIVED YOUR LETTER...
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TO DO THE BUCK," I DON'T SEE HOW I CAN REFRAIN FROM SPEAKING. [LAUGHTER] >> I'M AT LEAST GOING TO SPEAK TO CARL VAN VECTEN. DREARY DAYS FOR ME. IRREGULAR...
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THAT IT HAS DONE TO AND FOR YOU. I HOPE I SHALL SEE SOMETHING DURING THE EASTER HOLIDAYS. WE ARE PLAYING WITH THE IDEA OF A LITTLE THEATER NOW. I SHALL...
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| 00:21:00 |
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THAT WHAT I AM SAYING IS ABSOLUTELY SINCERE. I MEAN, EVERY WORD SO THAT YOU CAN BANK UP ON IT. IN THE BEGINNING, LANGSTON, I WAS VERY EAGER TO DO THE...
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| 00:25:59 |
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AM NOT WILLING TO GRAB THINGS FOR MYSELF. I DON'T WANT TO THRUST YOU FORTH OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. I WAS JUST SELF-PRESERVATION. SUPPOSE I HAD PROPOSED...
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SAVE YOURSELF. I KNOW NO MR. FRENCH. AND SO I WONDERED WHAT THE RESIDENCE ERTS MEANT I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU MEANT BY IT EITHER. I SHOULD LIKE TO SEE...
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| 00:27:56 |
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WHY DON'T YOU LOOK AROUND AND SEE IF YOU CAN'T FIND A TRAILER? HOOK IT ON TO THE BOOK OF YOUR BUICK AND YOU GOT YOUR HOTEL ALONG WITH YOU ALL THE...
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| 00:28:29 |
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AND THE TWO OF YOU CAN PITCH IN AND PAINT IT UP, ETC., AND HAVE A LOT OF FUN WITH IT FOR A LONG TIME. JUST DON'T PICK UP ANY WHITE JANES ON THE WAY. LET...
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| 00:32:01 |
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PANTIES WERE PANTING RIGHT OUT IN PUBLIC. [LAUGHTER] (music) >> I SUPPOSE THIS ACCIDENT WILL BE CLASSED AS MORE TIRE TROUBLE. I HAVE ABOUT 15 NICE JUICY...
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| 00:32:25 |
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RETURN. BY THE WAY, WHAT LANGSTON IS BRINGING YOU FROM CUBA IS NO LONGER AMONG THE LIVING. MY LOVE TO THE HANSON DEBUTANTES, BROKER OF EAST 30TH STREET...
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| 00:33:30 |
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ABOUT MY STOMACH. I AM GETTING ON FINE NOW AND EATING PLENTY. WIRE G MY NEW ADDRESS. I WANTED HER AND YOU TO SEE THING, BUT YOU WILL HAVE TO WAIT...
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| 00:37:47 |
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ARTS. FEBRUARY 6, 1 40. DEAR FANNY HURS, I CALL IT A TREAT TO GET A LETTER FROM THE FOUNTAINHEAD. SHE SENT ME EIGHT HANDWRITTEN PAINTS OF QUESTIONS...
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| 00:39:54 |
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NOT GET TO THE BOOK FAIR AND DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT YOUR LETTER AND ROBERTA BALLSLY'S HERS WERE HERE UNTIL YESTERDAY. I PLAN TO BE THERE TO EXHIBITION....
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| 00:42:13 |
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1925. DEAR MRS. MEYER, NOT THREW WITH REGISTRATION YET, BUT HOPE TO BE OK NEXT THIS REACHES YOU. MS. LIBBEY'S LETTER WILL EXPLAIN A LOT. I HAVE THE...
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| 00:49:17 |
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NEW YORK CITY, JULY 23, 1931. DARLING, MY ANGEL GODMOTHER, I WORKED SO HARD TO JUSTIFY YOUR FAITH IN ME, TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH OFTEN I HAVE BEEN SO...
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SEES SOMETHING. FOR IT IS THERE. STAND UP, COWARD AND LOOK TO EVERY HORIZON AND FIGHT. OFTEN I HAVE BEEN THUMBING ALONG WITH NO OTHER LIGHT FOR ME ...
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| 00:53:35 |
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NOR FOR MALICE JEALOUSY GROWING OUT OF ANYONE ELSE. TOO, YOU ARE MY FAVORITE POET NOW AS ALWAYS SINCE YOU BEGAN TO WRITE. I HAVE ALWAYS SHARED YOUR...
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| 00:56:19 |
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OWN MIND. IF THAT IS COWARDLY, THEN I AM A COWARD. WHEN YOU COME TO ANALYZE IT, COUNTY, SOME OF THE STUFF THAT HAS PASSED AMONG COURAGE OF NEGRO...
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| 00:56:29 |
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NAUSEATING. OH, YES, THEY ARE RIGHT THERE WHICH THE WHITE PEOPLE ARE USED TO AND EXPECT AND PAY NO ATTENTION TO ANYMORE. THEY ARE RATHER DISAPPOINTED...
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| 00:58:24 |
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LUCK, AND A HAPPY ENCOUNTER WITH ME IN THE NEAR FUTURE. SINCERELY, ZORA. [APPLAUSE] (music) ...
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WRITING
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.