Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community

The Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities is held annually in Eatonville, Florida, the nation's oldest incorporated black municipality. Goals of the annual event are to celebrate the life and work of 20th century writer, folklorist and anthropologist, Zora Neale Hurston; to celebrate the significance of her hometown, Eatonville, Florida, known as the nation's oldest incorporated African American municipality; and to celebrate the cultural contributions people of African ancestry have made to the United States and world culture."