1949-1960
1949
Legal case against her is dismissed
Travels to the Bahamas
1950
Takes job briefly as a maid in Miami, Florida
Lives in New York and then Belle Glade, Florida
1951
Publishes political articles and reviews books
1952
Writes journalism
Experiences health problems
1955
Her long-researched book on Herod the Great is rejected
Writes opposing Brown v Board of Education Supreme Court decision on segregation, resulting in unpopularity
1956
Works as librarian at Patrick Air Force Base in Cocoa Beach, Florida
1957
Moves to Fort Pierce and publishes articles
1958
Substitute teaches at Lincoln Park Academy, a black school near Fort Pierce Health deteriorates
1959
Suffers strokes
Applies for welfare
Enters St. Lucie County Welfare Home, October
1960
Dies January 28
Buried in Garden of Heavenly Rest in an unmarked grave (marked by Alice Walker, 1973)
[Adapted from Carla Kaplan, ed., Zora Neale Hurston: A Life in Letters. New York: Doubleday, 2002]
