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Zora Neale Hurston, In Her Own Words
A glimpse into the anthropologist’s trailblazing practice, as described by Hurston herself
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Chapter 1 | The Lie Detector
The story of the polygraph, the controversial device that transformed modern justice.
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The Films of Zora Neale Hurston
Interview with filmmaker Tracy Heather Strain about the ethnographic work of Hurston.
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Chapter 1 | Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space
The influential author and anthropologist whose work reclaimed and honored Black life.
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Ways A Rescue Mission Can Go Wrong
Colonel James Q. Roberts recalls the details of the failed Iran Hostage rescue mission.