The Great American Read
Characters In Context: Their Eyes Were Watching God Through A Historical Lens

Establishing Home and Community

Read section 2, "The Negro A Home Builder," pages 6-8 of "An excerpt from a 1911 report on the success and challenges of African American communities after Reconstrucion." Linked here.

On one side of the graphic organizer take notes that capture the priorities of the community of Eatonville in Their Eyes Were Watching God. On the other, take notes on the communities described in this research report.