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State Archives of Florida
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Related Sites
Listen: The Bluegrass & Old-Time ProgramZora Neale Hurston and the WPA in Florida
Lesson Plans
4th Grade Lesson Plan
- Zora Neale Hurston and the Railroad Lining Chants (MU.4.H.2.1, SS.4.A.1.1, SS.4.A.1.2, SS.4.A.6.1, SS.4.A.7.2, LAFS.K12.R.2.4, LAFS.K12.R.2.6, LAFS.4.RI.3.7, LAFS.4.SL.1.2)
Students will analyze a track lining chant sung by Zora Neale Hurston and recorded when she worked with the Florida division of the Federal Writer's Project (WPA) during the Great Depression.
9-12th Grade Lesson Plan
- Zora Neale Hurston and the WPA in Florida (SS.912.A.1.1, SS.912.A.1.2, SS.912.A.1.7, SS.912.A.5.11, SS.912.A.5.12)
Students will first examine the essay, “Turpentine” as a primary source document using the document analysis worksheet. Then students will read the essay to determine the author’s purpose and point of view and their effects on the text.
Features
Territorial Legislative Council Records, 1822-1845
Documenting Florida's legislature prior to statehood
State and County Officer Directories, 1868-1969
Lists of Florida's state and county officials either elected or appointed between 1868 and 1969.
Guide to Military Records and the Wartime Experience
A guide to government records and manuscript collections relating to service members and the wartime experience.
Dust Tracks
21 tracks from Hurston's time documenting African American culture for the WPA in 1930s Florida.
History Day 2025
Resources for Florida History Day from the State Library and Archives of Florida.