Author, playwright, and anthropologist, Zora Neal Hurston was a revolutionary during the Harlem Renaissance best known for her audaciousness, wit, and folk writing style. She conducted field research of folklore among African-Americans in the South, and her many accomplishments include several novels and a play co-written with Langston Hughes. She also served on the staff at North Carolina Central University as well as the Library of Congress.

'I Love Myself When I Am Laughing' is an anthology with examples of her folklore, fiction, and journalism. In this hour, host Lena Tyree reads an excerpt from 'Dust Tracks on a Road', Hurston's autobiography. 

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