Hurston starts her fellowship-funded folklore fieldwork in Florida, gathering African American folk materials.
On February 1, 1927, Zora Neale Hurston embarked on a significant period of fieldwork in Florida, backed by a $1,400 fellowship from the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, under Carter G. Woodson. This project allowed Hurston to deeply explore and document African American folklore, music, and traditions, offering invaluable insight into Black cultural expression. Her findings would profoundly influence her subsequent publications, including 'Mules and Men', and contribute significantly to the preservation and academic recognition of African American folklore.