Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes were once joined at the hip; best friends, collaborators and literary lights of the Harlem Renaissance. According to Yuval Taylor’s book, “Zora and Langston: A Story of Friendship and Betrayal,” the answer is no. “While Langston was being paid to create, Zora was being paid to collect,” Taylor writes. He also spoke of sharing credit for the play with her, infuriating Zora, who called Louise “a typist.” Eventually, Langston severed ties with Godmother. Zora wrote a version of the play on her own, and Langston wrote another.

Source: Washington Post April 04, 2019 15:45 UTC