Which sentences in the excerpt best demonstrate zora neale hurston’s opinion that it is necessary to publish stories about average african americans as well as those who are considered extraordinary? what white publishers won’t print by zora neale hurston (excerpt) the realistic story around a negro insurance official, dentist, general practitioner, undertaker and the like would be most revealing. thinly disguised fiction around the well known negro names is not the answer, either. the "exceptional" as well as the ol' man rivers has been exploited all out of context already. everybody is already resigned to the "exceptional" negro, and willing to be entertained by the "quaint."… it is inevitable that this knowledge will destroy many illusions and romantic traditions which america probably likes to have around. but then, we have no record of anybody sinking into a lingering death on finding out that there was no santa claus. the old world will take it in its stride. the realization that negroes are no better nor no worse, and at times just as bonny as everybody else, will hardly kill off the population of the nation. nextreset