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Chronology II& 2191952 Hired by the Pittsburgh Courier to cover theRuby McCollum case.May 1956 Receives an award for "education andhuman relations" at Bethune-CookmanCollege.June 1956 Works as a librarian at Patrick Air Force Basein Florida; fired in 1957.1957-59 Writes a column on "Hoodoo and BlackMagic" for the Fort Pierce Chronicle.1958 Works as a substitute teacher at Lincoln ParkAcademy, Fort Pierce.Early 1959 Suffers a stroke.October 1959 Forced to enter the St. Lucie County WelfareHome.January 28, 1960 Dies in the St. Lucie County Welfare Homeof "hypertensive heart disease"; buried in anunmarked grave in the Garden of HeavenlyRest, Fort Pierce.August 1973 Alice Walker discovers and marks Hurston'sgrave.March 1975 Walker publishes "In Search of Zora NealeHurston," in Ms., launching a Hurston revival.

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