In the anthropological canon, Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960) has emerged in recent decades as one of the most important—and overlooked—ethnographers of her time. She was a prominent figure of the Harlem Renaissance, but poor health and financial troubles plagued her final years. After Hurston’s passing in 1960, Alice Walker rediscovered her unmarked grave (along with much of her work) thirteen years later. Walker, a prominent novelist, championed Hurston’s literary contributions and promoted her oeuvre (Walker 1975). Following this resurgence, Hurston’s manuscripts, plays, and films continue to posthumously circulate. Her most recent print release, The Life of Herod the Great, became available in early 2025 and acts as a sequel to her 1939 biblical retelling, Moses, Man of the Mountain. As Hurston’s work continues to emerge through the press and on screen, those who seek to understand the uneven and unpredictable trajectory of her life actively mediate her legacy.