American Zora Neale Rinson: The Black People In Eatonville

In the Eatonville Anthology, african-american Zora Neale Hurtson writes about people in Eatonville, Florida. Being that Hurtson herself, was from Eatonville she knew most of the people in this town. Having a new love interest for books and writing, she decided to write this story about her hometown. Considering the time she wrote this book was 1926, most of americans were still very racist to black people. Most of the south cities, including Eatonville, was all black people. But, one of the most significant parts of this town was front porches. A lot of things happened on the front porch of many people’s houses. A lot of conversations happen on these front porches. Let me go more into depth of what I am talking about. First, back in 1926, most people would go to the person house that …show more content…
Most of the times people would just like to stay out in the sun (especially in Florida) and talk to people that would walk by. An example of this is when Hurtson (1926) talks about Daisy Taylor making gestures and trying to flirt with someone walking by named Albert Crooms. A lot of people would do what Daisy did in this situation back at the time. People would also like to have a lot of important conversation with friends outside on the front porch or in the city either to talk in privacy or show people in the city. This would cause people like the sheriff and mayor of a city to discuss a lot of situation usually at the either the mayor’s or sheriff’s house. In conclusion, people in Eatonville would use the front porch a lot in many situations. Now in present day, many people don’t use the front porch instead of the people that they want to talk to is very close to where they live. Instead of the front porch to talk, most people will talk on the internet. But, a lot of older people (70s-80s) will sit outside on the front porch. So, would you use the front porch like the people of